Camanducaia
Camanducaia is the southernmost municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Inhabited by 20,212 in 2008.
Camanducaia | |
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Município | |
| Camanducaia | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nicknames: "Campos Queimados", "Kamandu" | |
 Location in Minas Gerais | |
| Coordinates: 14°25′03″S 44°22′13″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Founded | July 20, 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Edmar Cassalho Moreira Dias (PMDB) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 527.572 km2 (203.697 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,015 m (3,330 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 20,212 |
| • Density | 40.0/km2 (104/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
| HDI (2000) | 0.775 – medium[2] (760th in Minas Gerais, 3,854th in Brazil) |
The municipality contains part of the 180,373 hectares (445,710 acres) Fernão Dias Environmental Protection Area, created in 1997.[3]
References
- 2008 IBGE statistics
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-12-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - UNDP
- APA Fernão Dias (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-02
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