Rio de Janeiro geodata
Rio de Janeiro is a seat of a first-order administrative division; located in Brazil in America/Sao_Paulo (GMT-3) time zone. With population of 6,023,699 people, there is 1 city with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Brazil, 77.8% of cities are located further ↑North; 59.3% of cities are located further ←West and 98.3% of cities have higher elevation than Rio de Janeiro. Note1
Rio de Janeiro GPS coordinates[2]
22° 54' 23.112" South, 43° 10' 56.028" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | -22.25721°, | -43.88536° |
| Center: | -22.90642°, | -43.18223° |
| Lower-right: | -23.55254°, | -42.47911° |
| Map W x H: | 144×144 km | = 89.5×89.5mi |
| max Lat: | 2.81972° ⇑77.8% North |
| Rio de Janeiro: | -22.90642° |
| min Lat: | ⇓22.2% South -33.69111° |
| min Long | Rio de Janeiro | max Long |
| -72.89583° | -43.18223° | -32.41083° |
| W 59.3%⇐ | ⇒40.7% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Rio de Janeiro is 6 m = 20 ft, and this is 374.9 m = 1230 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
1603 m = 5259 ft | 98.3% |
| Avg. | 380.9 m = 1250 ft | |
| Rio de Janeiro | 6 m = 20 ft | |
Min E: |
0 m = 0 ft | 1.7% |
See also: Rio de Janeiro elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Rio de Janeiro is located in South Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Capricorn). Distance of this Southern Tropic circle is 59 km =36.7 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Rio de Janeiro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equator | 2547 | 1582.6 | to North |
| Tropic Capricorn | 59 | 36.7 | to South |
| Antarctic Circle | 4854.2 | 3016.3 | to South |
| South Pole | 7460.1 | 4635.5 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Rio de Janeiro: (largest is in red/bold)
• Belford Roxo
27.3 km =17 mi, 
305°
• Duque de Caxias
18.9 km =11.7 mi, 
315°
• Guapimirim
45.9 km =28.5 mi, 
26°
• Itaboraí
37.7 km =23.4 mi, 
61°
• Japeri
56.5 km =35.1 mi, 
301°
• Maricá
37.3 km =23.2 mi, 
92°
• Nilópolis
26.2 km =16.3 mi, 
294°
• Niterói
8.5 km =5.3 mi, 
72°
• Nova Iguaçu
32.1 km =19.9 mi, 300°
• Petrópolis
44.6 km =27.7 mi, 
0°
• Queimados
43.7 km =27.2 mi, 298°
• Seropédica
56.8 km =35.3 mi, 288°
• São Gonçalo
15.8 km =9.8 mi, 56°
• São João de Meriti
22.6 km =14 mi, 300°
• Tanguá
51.8 km =32.2 mi, 67°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Brazil existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
