Valença, Rio de Janeiro - Brasil
| City of Valença | |||
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| Nickname(s): ''Sierra's Princess'' | |||
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| Coordinates: 22°14′45″S 43°42′00″W | |||
| Country | Brazil | ||
| Region | Southeast | ||
| State | State of Rio de Janeiro | ||
| Founded | 1823 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Vicente Guedes ([[]]) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,304.769 km (503.774 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008 est.)[2] | |||
| • Total | 71,894 | ||
| • Density | 55.1/km (143/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) | ||
Valença is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 71,894 (2008) and its area is 1,305 km². The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Valença.
Valença has five districts: Conservatória ("City of Serenades"), Barão de Juparanã("City of the Barons), Parapeúna, Santa Isabel do Rio Preto and Pentagna. Today its economy is geared especially for agriculture and the existing university center in the municipal headquarters.