Governador Island

Governador Island is the largest island in , in , . It has a population of about 211,018 inhabitants, in a small area of 42 km2.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Locality with 450,000 residents
  • Description: island in Brazil
  • Also known as: “Estrada do Galeão”, “Ilha do governador”, “Ilha do Governador”, and “Ilha Do Governador”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport and Estádio Luso Brasileiro.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0 br.
, is the main airport serving , .

Stadium
Photo: Junius, Public domain.
, formerly known as Ilha…

Community center
Photo: Arleson Rezende, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba União da Ilha…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cacuia and Freguesia.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in the of , .

Suburb
Photo: Marcio dutra, Public domain.
is a neighborhood in the of , Brazil. is situated 5 km northeast of Governador Island.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in the of , .

Governador Island

Latitude
-22.8097° or 22° 48′ 35″ south
Longitude
-43.214° or 43° 12′ 51″ west
Population
450,000
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
UN/LOCODE
BR IGO
Open location code
589R5QRP+49
Geo­Names ID
8449804
Wiki­data ID
Q1658442
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Governador Island” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Governador uhartea”
  • Bosnian: “Governador”
  • Catalan: “Illa del Governador”
  • Cebuano: “Governador Island”
  • Croatian: “Governador”
  • Dutch: “Governador”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ايلها دو جوڤيرنادور”
  • French: “Ilha do Governador”
  • German: “Ilha do Governador”
  • Italian: “Ilha do Governador”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ilha do Governador”
  • Norwegian: “Ilha do Governador”
  • Polish: “Governador”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha do Governador”
  • Russian: “Остров Губернатора”
  • Serbian: “Говернадор”
  • Spanish: “Isla del Gobernador”
  • Swedish: “Governador Island”
  • Swedish: “Ilha do Governador”
  • Turkish: “Governador Adası”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Portuguesa and Jardim Guanabara.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Morro do Limão and Governours Island.

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