Rio de Janeiro

Map of Rio de Janeiro

0100 km (62 mi)200 km (124 mi)300 km (186 mi)400 km (249 mi)
Height
-2 m (-7 ft), 75 m (246 ft), 200 m (656 ft), 400 m (1310 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 2500 m (8200 ft), Max altitude 2767 m (9080 ft)
Sea depth
0 m (0 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 600 m (1970 ft), 1800 m (5910 ft), 3200 m (10500 ft), deeper than 5200 m (17060 ft)
Height from west to east in Rio de Janeiro
−100 m400 m1 000 m1 500 m2 000 m2 500 m3 000 monez.com2 767 mPico das Agulhas Negras−2 mWest401.4 kmEast
Height from south to north in Rio de Janeiro
−100 m400 m1 000 m1 500 m2 000 m2 500 m3 000 monez.com1232 767 mPico das Agulhas Negras−2 mSouth286.4 kmNorth
1South Atlantic Ocean (South)0 m2Araruama0 m3Feia0 m

Natural Earth · GEBCO 2026 Grid · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)

Basic Information

Capital City: Rio de Janeiro

Population: 16,055,174 (Wikidata, 2022)

Area: 43,696 km² / 16,871 sq mi

Created: 1889

Subdivisions: 92

Geography

Highest Elevation Point: Pico das Agulhas Negras (2 791 m)

Lowest point: −2 m

Borders

Technical Information

Time Zone: UTC−03:00

Website: rj.gov.br

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