Nilópolis
Sign in to save300px|thumb|left|Gericinó mountain, Mesquita City, seen from Nilópolis200px|thumb|right|Entrance to Nilópolis City. Nilópolis (, , ) is a municipality in Brazil, located in the Rio de Janeiro state's southwestern region, bordering São João de Meriti, Mesquita and Rio de Janeiro. It is the smallest municipality in Rio de Janeiro state, with a total area of 19.39 km2. The population of 162,693 inhabitants living in an area of 9 km2 and the remaining area corresponds to the Gericinó's Natural Park. Officially, the population density exceeds 8,120 inhabitants/km2, but if calculated just
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- Nilópolis
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- "Terra da Azul e Branca"
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- Central Nilópolis in 2010
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- Location of Nilópolis in the State of Rio de Janeiro
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- Southeast
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300px|thumb|left|Gericinó mountain, Mesquita City, seen from Nilópolis200px|thumb|right|Entrance to Nilópolis City. Nilópolis (, , ) is a municipality in Brazil, located in the Rio de Janeiro state's southwestern region, bordering São João de Meriti, Mesquita and Rio de Janeiro. It is the smallest municipality in Rio de Janeiro state, with a total area of 19.39 km2. The population of 162,693 inhabitants living in an area of 9 km2 and the remaining area corresponds to the Gericinó's Natural Park. Officially, the population density exceeds 8,120 inhabitants/km2, but if calculated just 9 km2 occupied, it becomes the most densely populated city in Brazil with more than 17.400 inhabitants/km2. Currently, São João de Meriti has the highest population density, with 12,897 inhabitants/km2.
The city was named after Nilo Peçanha, a President of Brazil.