Mesquita (, , Portuguese for "
mosque
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...
") is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
located in the
Brazilian state
The federative units of Brazil ( pt, unidades federativas do Brasil) are subnational entities with a certain degree of autonomy (self-government, self-regulation and self-collection) and endowed with their own government and constitution, which ...
of
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
. Its population was 176,569 (2020) and its area is .
The municipality contains part of the
Mendanha State Park
The Mendanha State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual do Mendanha is a state park in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Location
The Mendanha State Park is divided between the municipalities of Nova Iguaçu and Mesquita, Rio de Janeiro.
It has an are ...
, created in 2013.
The name is a reference to the second Baron of Mesquita, Jerônimo Roberto de Mesquita, the owner of the old farms (fazendas) in the present central region of the municipality.
References
Municipalities in Rio de Janeiro (state)
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