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Bambuí
Bambuí is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 23,898 people living in a total area of , for a density of . The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Piumhi. It became a municipality in 1881.IBGE Location The city center of Bambuí is located at an elevation of 706 meters on a plateau and straddles the 20th parallel. Neighboring municipalities are: Tapiraí and (N), |
Piumhi
Piumhi () is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 34,918 people living in a total area of 902 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and Alto Paranaíba and to the micro-region of Piumhi. It became a municipality in 1868. The name The origin of the word "pium-i" is indigenous and it means either "river of many fish" or "water of many flies". On older maps the city is referred to as Piui and is referred to as such bCitybrazil The official name given by IBGE and by the city government site is Piumhi. Location The city center of Piumhi is located at an elevation of 922 meters, just off state highway MG-050. Neighboring municipalities are: Bambuí (N), Doresópolis (NE), São Roque de Minas (S and SE), and Sacramento (W). The great reservoir of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Córrego Danta
Córrego Danta is a town located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Córrego Danta was once the district of another city, Luz, until it became autonomous on January 1, 1949. It is situated in the center-west region of Minas Gerais, in the region called ''Alto do São Francisco'', which means the heights of the São Francisco, in reference to its high altitude and propinquity to the source of this river. As of 2020, the estimated population of Córrego Danta is 3,191 inhabitants, and 657.425 km2 of area, making it one of the smaller cities in Minas Gerais, along with the cities of Luz, Bambuí, Tapiraí, Campos Altos, Santa Rosa da Serra, and Estrela do Indaiá. History In 1868 the small village was elevated to a district of Luz, receiving the name of "São José do Córrego Danta" ("Saint Joseph of Córrego Danta"). It was renamed in 1923 simply as ''Córrego Danta''. Córrego Danta means "Tapirs' Stream", in reference to the populations of these animals that roam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luz, Minas Gerais
Luz is a Brazilian municipality located in the West (south of the west) part of the state of Minas Gerais. Luz is located between the city of Araxá and the capital city of the state of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte. The population is 18,257 (2020 est.) in an area of 1172 km². The city belongs to the Central Mineira region and to the micro-region of Bom Despacho. It became a municipality in 1923.IBGE Origin of the name In the region there was a spring with a dam that supplied water to the small settlement that had grown around a chapel dedicated to Our Lady of the Light, or Nossa Senhora da Luz. The first name of the town was Nossa Senhora da Luz do Aterrado, or Our Lady of the Light of the Dam.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medeiros, Minas Gerais
Medeiros is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 3,832 people living in a total area of 939 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Piumhi. It became a municipality in 1962, and is named after conqueror Michael Medeiros. Location The city center of Medeiros is located at an elevation of 922 meters on a plateau about 54 km south of the important federal highway BR-262 (Uberaba-BeloHorizonte). Neighboring municipalities are: Pratinha (N), Tapiraí (NE), Bambuí (E), Piumhi (SE), São Roque de Minas (S) and Tapira (W). The distance to Belo Horizonte is 286 km. Economic activities Services and agriculture are the most important economic activities. The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$38 million, with 1 million reais from taxes, 10 million reais from services, 1 million reais from industry, and 21 million reais from agriculture. There were 587 ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Roque De Minas
São Roque de Minas is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 7,076 people living in a total area of 2,100 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Piumhi. It became a municipality in 1938. Location The city center of São Roque de Minas is located at an elevation of 818 meters on a plateau about 10 kilometers east of the Serra da Canastra National Park entrance. Most of the municipality is occupied by the national park, which contains the source of the São Francisco River. The park contains 71,525 hectares with a perimeter of 173.4 km. Neighboring municipalities are: Medeiros (N), Bambuí (E), Piumhi (SE), Vargem Bonita and Delfinópolis (S) Conquista and Tapira (W). The distance to Belo Horizonte is 334 km. The distance to regional center Piumhi is 58 km. In 2000 the connecting roads were not paved. Economic activities Services and agricu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doresópolis
Doresópolis is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 1,533 people living in a total area of 153 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Piumhi. It became a municipality in 1962. Location The city center of Doresópolis is located at an elevation of 679 meters. Neighboring municipalities are: Bambuí (N and W), Iguatama (N and NE), Pains (E), and Piumhi (S). The distance to Belo Horizonte is 334 km. The distance to regional center Piumhi is 35 km. In 2000 the connecting roads were not paved. Economic activities Services and agriculture are the most important economic activities. The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$11 million, 5 million reais from services, 1 million reais from industry, and 4 million reais from agriculture. There were 205 rural producers on 12,000 hectares of land. 34 farms had tractors (2006). Approximately 600 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iguatama
Iguatama is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 7,923 people living in a total area of 627 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Piumhi. It became a municipality in 1944.IBGE Origin of the name Iguatama is a Tupi-Guarani name, Yguaterama or Igua-terrama. This name was suggested by a local pharmacist and means "place where the river opens in bends", or "inlet of my land", or even "place where the river opens up into a lake".Location The city center of Iguatama is located at an elevation of 664 meters. The passes by the town. Neigh ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapiraí, Minas Gerais
Tapiraí is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 1,872 people living in a total area of 412 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Piumhi. It became a municipality in 1954. Location The city center of Tapiraí is located at an elevation of 673 meters on a plateau about 32 km south of the important federal highway BR-262 (Uberaba-BeloHorizonte), to which it is connected by highway BR-354. Neighboring municipalities are: Campos Altos (N), Córrego Danta (E), Bambuí (S), Piumhi (S), and Medeiros (W). The distance to Belo Horizonte is 261 km. Economic activities Services and agriculture are the most important economic activities. The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$23 million, with one half million reais from taxes, 7 million reais from services, one half million reais from industry, and 15 million reais from agriculture. There were 298 rural pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Caetano Do Sul
São Caetano do Sul (or São Caetano) ('' Saint Cajetan of the South''. ) is a city in São Paulo state in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 161,957 (2020 est.) in an area of 15.33 km2. It is the city with the highest per capita income in Brazil (US$31,322.00 in 2010) and it also has the highest Human Development Index. It is intensely conurbated with São Paulo, Santo André and São Bernardo do Campo, causing the physical limits between cities to be lost. São Caetano do Sul, together with Ferraz de Vasconcelos, is one of two cities in the state of São Paulo that are not crossed by any state or federal highway. History The region in which the municipality of São Caetano do Sul is today is occupied since the 16th century when it was known as Tijucuçu. It was an area of estates of residents of the former settlement, later villa (1553), of Santo André da Borda do Campo, extinguished by order of the governor-general Mem de Sá. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Setubinha
Setubinha is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 12,378 in a total area of 536 km². The elevation is 729 metres. It is part of the IBGE statistical microregion of Teófilo Otoni The economy is based on cattle raising and agriculture, with the main crops being coffee, bananas, sugarcane, and corn. As of 2005 there were no hospitals and 3 public health clinics. In 2006 there were 14 primary schools and 2 middle schools. *List of municipalities in Minas Gerais This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Minas Gerais (MG), located in the Southeast Region of Brazil. Minas Gerais is divided into 853 municipalities, which are grouped into 66 microregions, which are grouped into 12 mesoregions. ... References External links IBGE Municipalities in Minas Gerais {{MinasGerais-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poços De Caldas
Poços de Caldas is a municipality in the south of Minas Gerais state, Brazil, in the microregion of the same name. Its estimated population in 2020 was 168,641 inhabitants. The city is known for its hot springs. History Poços was founded in 1872. The region had been inhabited by the Cataguases Indians, who were expelled from their lands by the '' Bandeiras Unidas Paulistas'' during their quest for gold. The place was first called ''Freguesia de Nossa Senhora da Saúde das Águas de Caldas'' ("Parish of Our Lady of Health of Caldas Waters"). In 1874 it became a district, then, in 1875, it was elevated to the category of city. It became famous after the discovery of the hot springs, and many important people began to visit the spa in search of cures provided by the water. The name comes from Caldas da Rainha, a spa town in central Portugal. Geography It lies on the boundary of the state of São Paulo at 1186 meters elevation and is the main socio-economic nucleus of its regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divinópolis
Divinópolis is a municipality in the centre-west of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The estimated population in 2020 was 240,408 inhabitants. The total area of the municipality is 709 km2 and the elevation is 712 metres. It is 120 km from state capital Belo Horizonte. Divinópolis is the seat of the Regional Administration of the Upper São Francisco River. Statistical micro-region Divinópolis is a statistical micro-region including 11 municipalities: Carmo do Cajuru, Cláudio, Conceição do Pará, Divinópolis, Igaratinga, Itaúna, Nova Serrana, Perdigão, Santo Antônio do Monte, São Gonçalo do Pará, and São Sebastião do Oeste. In 2000, the population was 379,122 inhabitants living in an area of 5,105.50 km2. Geography The characteristic vegetation of the municipality is cerrado, but there are still some gallery forests along the rivers. The climate is classified as subtropical mesothermic, characterised by dry winters and wet summers. The average tempera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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