Muriqui, Mangaratiba
Muriqui
Vila Muriqui | |
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District | |
Panoramic view of Muriqui | |
Location in Mangaratiba | |
| Coordinates: 22°55′33.8″S 43°56′52.2″W / 22.926056°S 43.947833°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Rio de Janeiro |
| Municipality/City | Mangaratiba |
| Established | c. 1597 |
| Incorporated (district) | 1 December 1949 |
| Named after | Muriqui spider monkeys |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.0268 km2 (14.6822 sq mi) |
| Elevation (Posto de Saúde Muriqui) | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Serra de Muriqui) | 1,226 m (4,022 ft) |
| Lowest elevation (Praia de Muriqui) | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 10,241 |
| • Density | 269.31/km2 (697.5/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | Vila-muriquiense; muriquiense |
| Sex ratio (2010) | |
| • Female | 5,225 (51.02%) |
| • Male | 5,016 (48.98%) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Website | www |
Muriqui (also known as Vila Muriqui) is a district of the municipality of Mangaratiba, located within the Greater Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is part of the Green Coast. Highway BR-101 passes through the district.
The district has a patron saint, the Blessed Virgin Mary (Portuguese: Nossa Senhora das Graças). Since the 1950s, the local parish has celebrated annually on the 27th of November, the date Catherine Labouré reportedly had a vision of her in 1830.