São João de Meriti
municipality of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil
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Summary
São João de Meriti is a municipality of Brazil[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of municipality of brazil entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,282 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Rio de Janeiro[3]
- Country: Brazil[4]
- Instance of: big city[5]
- Shares border with: Rio de Janeiro[6], Nilópolis[7], Belford Roxo[8], Duque de Caxias[9], Mesquita[10]
- Legislative body: municipal chamber of São João de Meriti[11]
- Postal code: 25510-000 até 25586-170[12]
- Commons category: São João de Meriti[13]
- Patron saint: John the Baptist[14]
- Local dialing code: 21[15]
- Inception: August 21, 1947[16]
- Official website: http://www.prefeiturasaojoaodemeriti.rj.gov.br/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:São João de Meriti[18]
- Human Development Index: 0.719[19]
- Population: 460,541[20], 472,906[21], 473,385[22], 440,962[23], 449,476[24], 458,673[25], 459,379[26], 460,062[27], 460,461[28], 460,625[29], 460,711[30], 460,799[31], 466,503[32], 466,536[33]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of São João de Meriti[34]
- Category for people born here: Q9227575[35]
- Demonym: meritiense[36]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from São João de Meriti[37]
- Electorate: 375,175[38]
- Elevation above sea level: 19 m[39]
- Area: 34.838 km²[40]
Why It Matters
São João de Meriti has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]