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Bangu

Bangu is a neighborhood in the of , . It is a middle-class neighborhood. It is located in the western area of the city being one of the most populated districts, with 244,518 inhabitants distributed in an area of 4570.69 ha.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: neighborhood in municipality of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil
  • Also known as: “Bangu, Rio de Janeiro”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Estação Bangu and Estação Guilherme da Silveira.

Railway station
Photo: Junius, Public domain.
is a railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Junius, Public domain.
is a railway station.

Community center
Photo: Lidia Czerniecka, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a community center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Padre Miguel and Senador Camará.

Suburb
The neighborhood of is situated in the western region of the city of Rio de Janeiro, is of middle class, and borders the neighborhoods of Bangu and Realengo.

Suburb
is a populous neighborhood in the of , , with 111.231 residents distributed in an area of 1,723.59 hectares, of lower class. is situated 3 km southwest of Bangu.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a neighborhood in the of , . The lower and middle-class neighborhood is between the Mendanha and Pedra Branca mountains. is situated 3½ km east of Bangu.

Bangu

Latitude
-22.87531° or 22° 52′ 31″ south
Longitude
-43.46488° or 43° 27′ 54″ west
Elevation
47 metres (154 feet)
Open location code
589R4GFP+V2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1613993044
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3470900
Wiki­data ID
Q2419968
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Bangu” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Bangu”
  • Dutch: “Bangu”
  • Esperanto: “Bangu”
  • French: “Bangu”
  • German: “Bangu”
  • Italian: “Bangu”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bangu”
  • Norwegian: “Bangu”
  • Portuguese: “Bangu”
  • Turkish: “Bangu”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 34º DP - Bangu and Museu de Bangu.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bangu”. Photo: Neo, Public domain.