Seropédica

Seropédica
Seropédica
	Municipality
	Município de Seropédica
	Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro
	Flag Seal
	Location of Seropédica in the state of Rio de Janeiro
	Seropédica Location of Seropédica in Brazil
	Coordinates: 22°44′38″S 43°42′28″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	Rio de Janeiro
Government
• Prefeito	Anabal Barbosa de Souza (PDT)
Area
• Total	283.794 km2 (109.573 sq mi)
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	83,667
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
Website

Seropédica (Silk Farm, Portuguese pronunciation: [seɾoˈpɛdʒikɐ], [sɛɾoˈpɛdʒikɐ], [sɛɾɔˈpɛdʒikɐ]) is a municipality located in Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 75,032 (2005) and its area is 284 km².[1]

Mayor

Anabal Barbosa

Education

The municipality holds the city for Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ).

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.[2]

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References

IBGE -
Schmid, Michael (2006). "The Genus Herbaspirillum". Prokaryotes: 141. doi:10.1007/0-387-30745-1_7.

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[1] IBGE -

[2] Schmid, Michael (2006). "The Genus Herbaspirillum". Prokaryotes: 141. doi:10.1007/0-387-30745-1_7.