Caxambu

Caxambu
Municipality
Municipality of Caxambu
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname:  Cidade das Águas
Motto(s):  Medicina entre flores   "Medicine among flowers"
Location in Minas Gerais
Coordinates: 21°58′37″S44°55′58″W / 21.97694°S 44.93278°W / -21.97694; -44.93278
Country	Brazil
State	Minas Gerais
Region	Southeast
Intermediate Region	Pouso Alegre
Immediate Region	Caxambu-Baependi
Founded	16 September 1901
Government
•  Mayor	Diogo Curi Hauegen (PSDB)
Area [1]
• Total	100.203 km2 (38.689 sq mi)
Elevation	895 m (2,936 ft)
Population  (2021) [2]
• Total	21,566
• Density	220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Demonym	caxambuense
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)	0.743 – high [3]
Website	caxambu.mg.gov.br

Caxambu is a Brazilian municipality in Minas Gerais. Its population in 2021 was estimated at 21,566.

Caxambu is renowned for its spa which has twelve sources of mineral sparkling water flowing 24 hours a day and a cold-water geyser. ^[4]

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  Mineral waters

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Caxambu (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28.7 (83.7)	29.5 (85.1)	28.6 (83.5)	27.5 (81.5)	25.4 (77.7)	24.1 (75.4)	24.9 (76.8)	26.4 (79.5)	27.2 (81.0)	28.1 (82.6)	28.5 (83.3)	28.3 (82.9)	27.3 (81.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	22.5 (72.5)	22.7 (72.9)	22.1 (71.8)	20.9 (69.6)	18.3 (64.9)	16.5 (61.7)	17.1 (62.8)	18.3 (64.9)	20.0 (68.0)	21.0 (69.8)	21.7 (71.1)	21.7 (71.1)	20.2 (68.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	16.6 (61.9)	16.3 (61.3)	15.7 (60.3)	14.0 (57.2)	10.9 (51.6)	8.2 (46.8)	8.7 (47.7)	9.9 (49.8)	12.5 (54.5)	14.1 (57.4)	15.2 (59.4)	15.8 (60.4)	13.2 (55.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	324.3 (12.77)	211.4 (8.32)	196.4 (7.73)	72.3 (2.85)	63.4 (2.50)	30.0 (1.18)	13.3 (0.52)	15.7 (0.62)	83.5 (3.29)	121.3 (4.78)	209.3 (8.24)	333.4 (13.13)	1,674.3 (65.92)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	17	13	13	6	5	2	2	3	7	9	13	17	107
Average relative humidity (%)	75.5	73.9	74.9	72.5	73.0	69.6	67.3	65.1	66.1	68.9	71.1	75.6	71.1
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia [5]

See also

• List of municipalities in Minas Gerais

References

1. "Área territorial oficial". Resolução da Presidência do IBGE de n° 5 (R.PR-5/02). 10 October 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
2. "IBGE Caxambu". IBGE . Retrieved 14 March 2022.
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
4. Bonotto, Daniel Marcos (2016). "Hydrogeochemical study of spas groundwaters from southeast Brazil". Journal of Geochemical Exploration. 169. Elsevier BV: 60–72. doi:10.1016/j.gexplo.2016.07.016. hdl: 11449/173240 .
5. "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

External links

• Caxambu travel guide from Wikivoyage

21°59′S44°55′W / 21.983°S 44.917°W / -21.983; -44.917