world.wikisort.org - BrazilMariana is the oldest city in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is a tourist city, founded on July 16, 1696, and retains the characteristics of a baroque city, with its churches, buildings and museums. It was the first capital of Minas Gerais.
Municipality in Southeast, Brazil
Mariana |
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Municipality of Mariana |
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Location in the State of Minas Gerais |
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Coordinates: 20°22′42″S 43°23′59″W |
Country | Brazil |
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Region | Southeast |
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State | Minas Gerais |
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Founded | July 16, 1696 |
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• Mayor | Duarte Eustáquio Júnior (PPS)[1] |
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• Total | 1,194.208 km2 (461.086 sq mi) |
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Elevation | 899 m (2,949 ft) |
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• Total | 61,830 |
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• Density | 45.40/km2 (117.6/sq mi) |
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Demonym(s) | Marianense[3] |
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Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
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CEP postal code | 35420-000 |
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Area code | +55 31 |
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HDI (2010) | 0.742 – high[4] |
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Website | www.mariana.mg.gov.br |
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Other historical cities in Minas Gerais are Ouro Preto, São João del-Rei, Diamantina, Tiradentes, Congonhas and Sabará.
It has an area of 1,194.208 square kilometres (461.086 sq mi).[5]
The municipality contains a very small part of the 31,270 hectares (77,300 acres) of Serra do Gandarela National Park, created in 2014.[6]
In 2015, it suffered a major dam disaster.
References
- "Prefeitura de Mariana - Gabinete do Prefeito" [Mariana City Hall - Mayor's office] (in Portuguese). Mariana City Hall. Archived from the original on 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
- "IBGE Mariana". IBGE. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "IBGE - Cidades@". O Brasil Município por Município. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Retrieved 2015-05-27.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Área territorial oficial" [Official Territorial Area] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2002-10-10. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
- PARNA de Serra do Gandarela (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-12
External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Mariana. |
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