Geography
The municipality is limited to the north with Petrópolis and Miguel Pereira, to the east, the Bay of Guanabara and Magé, to the south, with the city of Rio de Janeiro, and in the west, with São João do Meriti, Belford Roxo and Nova Iguaçu. Caxias has a hot climate, however, the 3rd and 4th districts (Imbariê and Xerém) are warm because of the green area and the proximity to the Serra dos Órgãos.
The Meriti river separates the city of Duque de Caxias, in Rio de Janeiro and Rio Iguaçu limits of Duque de Caxias & Nova Iguaçu. Rio Sarapuí has made the division between the 1st and 2nd district and Saracuruna River separates the 2nd of the 3rd district.
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