Maricá, Rio de Janeiro

City of Maricá - Rio de Janeiro
City of Maricá - Rio de Janeiro
	City
Flag of City of Maricá - Rio de Janeiro; Flag	Official seal of City of Maricá - Rio de Janeiro; Seal
	Location in the Rio de Janeiro state.; Location in the Rio de Janeiro state.
Government
• Mayor	Washington Luiz Cardoso (Quaquá) (2009 – 2012) (PT)
Area
• City	362 km2 (140 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population (est. IBGE/2008 )
• City	119.231
• Density	661.3/km2 (1,713/sq mi)
• Metro	1,795,015
Time zone	Brasilia Time Zone (UTC-3)

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Maricá, Rio de Janeiro is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.

Geography

Maricá is a city of metropolitan region Rio de Janeiro. It is located 25 miles away from Rio de Janeiro.

Its population was 127.461 (2013).^{[citation needed]}

Its area is 362,571 km².^[2]

Maricá has an airport, the Maricá Airport. Maricá is served by the roads BR-116 and RJ-104.

Maricá has received many royalties from the Brazilian energy company Petrobras, because of the Campos Basin and Santos Basin oil field.^{[citation needed]}

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