This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Rio de Janeiro (RJ), located in the Southeast Region of Brazil. Rio de Janeiro is divided into 92 municipalities, which were, until 2017, grouped into 18 microregions, which were grouped into 6 mesoregions.
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MesoregionMicroregionMunicipalityPopulation (2022)Area (km²)BaixadasBacia de São JoãoCasimiro de Abreu46,110462Rio das Ostras156,491228Silva Jardim21,352937LagosAraruama129,671633Armação dos Búzios40,00670Arraial do Cabo30,986152Cabo Frio222,161410Iguaba Grande27,92053São Pedro da Aldeia104,029332Saquarema89,559352Centro FluminenseCantagalo-CordeiroCantagalo19,390747Carmo17,198305Cordeiro20,783113Macuco5,41578Nova FriburgoBom Jardim28,102382Duas Barras10,980379Nova Friburgo189,939935Sumidouro15,206413Santa Maria MadalenaSanta Maria Madalena10,232810São Sebastião do Alto7,750397Trajano de Morais10,302591Três RiosAreal11,828110Comendador Levy Gasparian8,741108Paraíba do Sul42,063571Sapucaia17,729540Três Rios78,346322Metropolitana do Rio de JaneiroItaguaíItaguaí116,841282Mangaratiba41,220367Seropédica80,596265Macacu-CaceribuCachoeiras de Macacu56,943954Rio Bonito56,276459Rio de JaneiroBelford Roxo483,08778Duque de Caxias808,161467Guapimirim51,696358Itaboraí224,267429Japeri96,28981Magé228,127390Maricá197,277261Nilópolis146,77419Niterói481,749133Mesquita167,12741Nova Iguaçu785,867520Queimados140,52375Rio de Janeiro (State Capital)6,211,2231200São Gonçalo896,744248São João de Meriti440,96235Tanguá31,086143SerranaPetrópolis278,881791São José do Vale do Rio Preto22,080220Teresópolis165,123773VassourasEngenheiro Paulo de Frontin12,242139Mendes17,50295Miguel Pereira26,933287Paracambi41,375190Paty do Alferes29,619314Vassouras33,976536Noroeste FluminenseItaperunaBom Jesus do Itabapoana35,173596Italva14,073291Itaperuna101,0411106Laje do Muriaé7,336253Natividade15,074387Porciúncula17,288291Varre-Sai10,207201Santo Antônio de PáduaAperibé11,03494Cambuci14,616558Itaocara22,919433Miracema26,881303Santo Antônio de Pádua41,325603São José de Ubá7,070249Norte FluminenseCampos dos GoytacazesCampos dos Goytacazes483,5404032Cardoso Moreira12,958522São Fidélis38,9611034São Francisco de Itabapoana45,0591118São João da Barra36,573452MacaéCarapebus13,847304Conceição de Macabu21,104338Macaé246,3911216Quissamã22,393719Sul FluminenseBaía da Ilha GrandeAngra dos Reis167,434813Paraty45,243924Barra do PiraíBarra do Piraí92,883584Rio das Flores8,954478Valença68,0881300Vale do Paraíba FluminenseBarra Mansa169,894547Itatiaia30,908241Pinheiral24,29882Piraí27,474490Porto Real20,37350Quatis13,682284Resende129,6121099Rio Claro17,401846Volta Redonda261,563182
See also Geography of Brazil List of cities in Brazil Gallery of flags of municipalities of Rio de Janeiro
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