Which airport serves Petrópolis?

Rio Galeão - Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG).

Does Petrópolis have a university?

Yes. Universidade Católica de Petrópolis.

PETRÓPOLIS

Rio de Janeiro · BRAZIL (BR) · 22.50°S / 43.18°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 3,454,031

Petrópolis is a city in Brazil with a population of 272,691. It sits at -22.50/-43.18, runs on America/Sao_Paulo, is 20 km from Guapimirim.

Population 272,691

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone America/Sao_Paulo

All facts

fields

Country: Brazil
Subdivision: Rio de Janeiro
Coords: 22.50°S / 43.18°W
UTC offset: -3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

E Guapimirim Rio de Janeiro 54,300 20.5 km

SE Magé Rio de Janeiro 244,092 21.7 km

NE Teresópolis Rio de Janeiro 176,692 22.8 km

NE São Pedro Rio de Janeiro 20,424 23.7 km

W Paty do Alferes Rio de Janeiro 29,619 26.1 km

SW Vila Sarapui Rio de Janeiro 0 30.0 km

W Miguel Pereira Rio de Janeiro 28,123 30.4 km

N Areal Rio de Janeiro 12,236 31.3 km

SW Duque de Caxias Rio de Janeiro 818,329 33.9 km

SW Belford Roxo Rio de Janeiro 466,096 36.6 km

Air access

nearby

GIG

Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport

Large airport

34.6 km

SDU

Santos Dumont Airport

Large airport

44.9 km

SBAF

Campo Délio Jardim de Mattos Airport

Medium airport

46.1 km

Universities

linked

Universidade Católica de Petrópolis

ucp.br

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Petrópolis?: 272,691 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Petrópolis in?: America/Sao_Paulo.
Which country is Petrópolis in?: Brazil (BR).
Which airport serves Petrópolis?: Rio Galeão - Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG).
How far is Petrópolis from Brasília?: About 899 km.
Does Petrópolis have a university?: Yes. Universidade Católica de Petrópolis.
What languages are spoken in Brazil?: Portuguese.
What currency is used in Brazil?: Brazilian Real.
How many cities are in Brazil?: 5,887 on record.
Which admin region is Petrópolis in?: Rio de Janeiro.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/3454031

{
  "data": {
    "id": 3454031,
    "name": "Petrópolis",
    "ascii_name": "Petropolis",
    "country_code": "BR",
    "population": 272691,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "America/Sao_Paulo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": -22.505,
    "longitude": -43.17861
  }
}

Context

comparatives

5.0x the population of Guapimirim.
20 km from Guapimirim.
Same timezone (America/Sao_Paulo) as 3,296 other cities in Brazil.