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Municipality in Southeast, Brazil
Seropédica
Municipality
Município de Seropédica
Federal Rural University of Rio de JaneiroFederal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro
Flag of SeropédicaFlagOfficial seal of SeropédicaSeal
Location of Seropédica in the state of Rio de JaneiroLocation of Seropédica in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Seropédica is located in BrazilSeropédicaSeropédicaLocation of Seropédica in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°44′38″S 43°42′28″W / 22.74389°S 43.70778°W / -22.74389; -43.70778
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Rio de Janeiro
Government
 • PrefeitoLucas Dutra
Area
 • Total283.794 km (109.573 sq mi)
Elevation2 m (7 ft)
Population
 • Total83,092
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Website

Seropédica (Silk Farm, Portuguese pronunciation: [seɾoˈpɛdʒikɐ]) is a municipality located in Greater Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 75 km from the state capital of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 83,092 (2020) and its area is 284 km².

Mayor

  • Lucas Dutra

Education

The municipality is home of the main campus of the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ) and an Embrapa research institute focused on agroecology.

Sports

  • Annual Student Games

Neighborhoods

  • Águas Lindas
  • Canto do Rio
  • Campo Lindo
  • Dom Bosco
  • Jardim das Acácias
  • Parque Jacimar
  • Piranema
  • INCRA
  • Ecologia
  • Fazenda Caxias
  • Centro de Seropédica
  • Boa Esperança
  • Multirão
  • Boa Fé
  • Santa Sofia
  • Jardim Maracanã
  • Vera Cruz
  • Vila Sônia
  • Belvedere
  • São Miguel
  • Nossa Senhora de Nazaré

Notability

The bacterium Herbaspirillum seropedicae is named after Seropédica, as it was isolated in the locality.

Climate

Climate data for Seropédica (Ecologia Agricola) (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.4
(90.3)
33.2
(91.8)
31.7
(89.1)
30.1
(86.2)
27.8
(82.0)
27.1
(80.8)
26.5
(79.7)
27.5
(81.5)
27.4
(81.3)
28.7
(83.7)
29.8
(85.6)
31.3
(88.3)
29.5
(85.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.7
(80.1)
27.2
(81.0)
26.1
(79.0)
24.5
(76.1)
22.3
(72.1)
21.4
(70.5)
20.8
(69.4)
21.2
(70.2)
21.7
(71.1)
23.3
(73.9)
24.3
(75.7)
25.7
(78.3)
23.8
(74.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.0
(73.4)
23.3
(73.9)
22.3
(72.1)
20.8
(69.4)
18.5
(65.3)
17.1
(62.8)
16.6
(61.9)
16.9
(62.4)
17.9
(64.2)
19.3
(66.7)
20.5
(68.9)
21.9
(71.4)
19.8
(67.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 197.8
(7.79)
146.6
(5.77)
157.2
(6.19)
76.3
(3.00)
63.8
(2.51)
38.6
(1.52)
37.7
(1.48)
28.9
(1.14)
87.0
(3.43)
97.8
(3.85)
149.4
(5.88)
178.6
(7.03)
1,259.7
(49.59)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 13 10 10 6 7 5 5 5 10 9 11 13 104
Average relative humidity (%) 72.0 69.6 73.8 72.8 73.8 71.8 71.7 70.2 72.8 73.3 73.2 73.0 72.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours 194.3 199.8 189.3 194.0 190.0 202.1 196.0 199.7 135.7 156.0 163.7 166.7 2,187.3
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia

References

  1. IBGE 2020
  2. IBGE -
  3. Schmid, Michael (2006). "The Genus Herbaspirillum". Prokaryotes: 141. doi:10.1007/0-387-30745-1_7.
  4. "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
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