Mariana, Minas Gerais
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.
Mariana | |
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| 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 | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Southeast |
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| 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 | 0 |
| • Density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
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| 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 |
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.
- "Estimativas de população para 1º de julho de 2014" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Retrieved 2014-12-03.
- "IBGE - Cidades@". O Brasil Município por Município. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Retrieved 2015-05-27.
- "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.
- "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
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External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Mariana. |
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