Caxambu
Caxambu is a Brazilian municipality in Minas Gerais. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 21,719.
Caxambu | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Centre of Caxambu | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): Cidade das Águas | |
| Motto(s): Medicina entre flores | |
 Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 21°58′37″S 44°55′58″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Founded | 16 September 1901 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ojandir Ubirajara Belini (PP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 100.203 km2 (38.689 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 895 m (2,936 ft) |
| Population | 21,719 |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
Caxambu is renowned for its spa which has twelve sources of mineral water flowing 24 hours a day and a cold-water geyser.[3]
Caxambu pavilion
Mineral waters
References
- "Área territorial oficial". Resolução da Presidência do IBGE de n° 5 (R.PR-5/02). 10 October 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- "Censo Populacional 2010". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 29 November 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
- Bonotto, Daniel Marcos (2016). "Hydrogeochemical study of spas groundwaters from southeast Brazil". Journal of Geochemical Exploration. Elsevier BV. 169: 60–72. doi:10.1016/j.gexplo.2016.07.016. hdl:11449/173240.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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