Silva Jardim | |
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Municipality | |
Município de Silva Jardim | |
Coordinates: 22°39′03″S 42°23′31″W / 22.65083°S 42.39194°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Southeast |
State | Rio de Janeiro |
Government | |
• Prefeito | Anderson Alexandre ( PMDB) |
Area | |
• Total | 937.755 km2 (362.069 sq mi) |
Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
Population (2022
[1]) | |
• Total | 21,352 |
• Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−3 ( BRT) |
Website | [1] |
Silva Jardim (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsiwvɐ ʒaʁˈdʒĩ]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 21,352 (2022) and its area is 937 km². [2]
The municipality contains the 5,052 hectares (12,480 acres) Poço das Antas Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1974 from a former experimental agricultural station. [3] It contains 7.5% of the 46,350 hectares (114,500 acres) Três Picos State Park, created in 2002. [4] It contains part of the Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic of conservation units, created in 2006. [5]