Mariana, Minas Gerais

Mariana
Município de Mariana
Historical center of Mariana

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Location in the State of Minas Gerais
Mariana
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 20°22′42″S 43°23′59″W / 20.37833°S 43.39972°W / -20.37833; -43.39972Coordinates: 20°22′42″S 43°23′59″W / 20.37833°S 43.39972°W / -20.37833; -43.39972
Country  Brazil
Region Southeast
State Minas Gerais
Founded July 16, 1696
Government
 • Mayor Duarte Eustáquio Júnior (PPS)[1]
Area
 • Total 1,194.208 km2 (461.086 sq mi)
Elevation 899 m (2,949 ft)
Population (2014)[2]
 • Total 58,233
 • Density 44.4/km2 (115/sq mi)
  (1st)
Demonym(s) Marianense[3]
Time zone UTC-3 (BRT)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-2 (BRST)
CEP postal code 35420-000
Area code 31
HDI (2010) [4] 0.742
Website mariana.mg.gov.br

Mariana 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.

Colonial churches in Mariana downtown.

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]

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Estimativas de população para 1º de julho de 2014" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Retrieved 2014-12-03.
  3. ↑ "IBGE - Cidades@". O Brasil Município por Município. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Retrieved 2015-05-27.
  4. ↑ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" [Ranking of HDI-M of Brazilian Municipalities] (PDF) (in Portuguese). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 2010. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  5. ↑ "Área territorial oficial" [Official Territorial Area] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2002-10-10. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
  6. ↑ PARNA de Serra do Gandarela (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-12

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