Caxambu

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Caxambu
Municipality
Municipality of Caxambu
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Coat of arms
Nickname: 
Cidade das Águas
Motto(s): 
Medicina entre flores  
"Medicine among flowers"
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Location in Minas Gerais
Coordinates: 21°58′37″S44°55′58″W / 21.97694°S 44.93278°W / -21.97694; -44.93278
CountryFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
State Bandeira de Minas Gerais.svg  Minas Gerais
Region Southeast
Intermediate Region Pouso Alegre
Immediate Region Caxambu-Baependi
Founded16 September 1901
Government
 •  Mayor Diogo Curi Hauegen (PSDB)
Area
[1]
 • Total100.203 km2 (38.689 sq mi)
Elevation
895 m (2,936 ft)
Population
 (2021) [2]
 • Total21,566
 • Density220/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.

Contents

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]

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Caxambu (1981–2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
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)17131365223791317107
Average relative humidity (%)75.573.974.972.573.069.667.365.166.168.971.175.671.1
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia [5]

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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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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.

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