São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro
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Município do São Gonçalo Municipality of São Gonçalo |
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| Nickname(s): Manchester Fluminense | |||
 Localization in Rio de Janeiro |
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 São Gonçalo
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| Coordinates: 22°49′37″S 43°03′14″W / 22.82694°S 43.05389°WCoordinates: 22°49′37″S 43°03′14″W / 22.82694°S 43.05389°W | |||
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 Brazil
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| Region | Southeast | ||
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 Rio de Janeiro
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| City Established | 22 September 1890 | ||
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| • Type | Mayor-council | ||
| • Body | Prefeitura de São Gonçalo | ||
| • Mayor | José Luiz Nanci (Popular Socialist Party (PPS) (2017–)) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 249.142 km2 (96.194 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) | ||
| Population (2012) | |||
| • Total | 1,016,128 | ||
| • Density | 4,078.51/km2 (10,563.3/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | gonçalense | ||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC−3) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | BRST (UTC−2) | ||
| Area code(s) | +55 21 | ||
São Gonçalo (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃w ɡõˈsalu]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It is on northeastern Guanabara Bay in the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area.
It is located at 22° 49′ 37″ S, 43° 3′ 14″ W at an altitude of 19 metres (62 feet) above sea level. Its population in 2009 is 1,010,212 inhabitants, being the second most populous city in the state after the capital.
The population of São Gonçalo was 973,372 in 2006, and its area is 249 square kilometres (96 square miles).
It is the second most populous city of the state, after the capital Rio de Janeiro city. Until recently it was the third largest, when Mesquita was split off as its own city from Nova Iguaçu.
The municipality contains 4% of the 1,936 hectares (4,780 acres) Guanabara Ecological Station, created in 2006. It contains part of the Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic of conservation units, created in 2006.
The type of climate of São Gonçalo is Atlantic tropical, with rainy summers and relatively dry winters. Temperatures vary throughout the year on and can have a maximum up to 40 °C (104 °F) in summer, and a minimum close to 10 °C (50 °F) during winter. Generally, temperatures range between the maximum of 25 to 35 °C (77 to 95 °F) and minimum 14 to 24 °C (57 to 75 °F). But for the most part of the year, i.e. from May to October, the temperature is milder because the climate is drier and less hot.
São Gonçalo has a high index of population growth. In the city is living 1,016,128 people, an increase about the 960,631 in 2007, and another 85,000 in the rest of the state of Rio de Janeiro. According to the 2012 Census, the racial makeup of São Gonçalo includes: Whites (22.7%), Brown (54.1%), black or African (20.2%), two or more races (3%) and Asian (0.02%). Non-Brazilian population by any race was 3.5% (Paraguayan 2%, Bolivian 1%, Chinese 0.5%), a high index compared to cities in Brazil. According to the same Census, São Gonçalo has a high index of poverty. 31.5% of the population were living in the line of poverty in 2012, down from the 81% in 1990. People considered "Class A" were just 4.7%.
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