Mariana, Minas Gerais

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Mariana
Municipality
Municipality of Mariana
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Mariana
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 20°22′42″S43°23′59″W / 20.37833°S 43.39972°W / -20.37833; -43.39972
Country Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Region Southeast
State Bandeira de Minas Gerais.svg  Minas Gerais
FoundedJuly 16, 1696
Government
 •  Mayor Duarte Eustáquio Júnior (PPS) [1]
Area
 • Total1,194.208 km2 (461.086 sq mi)
Elevation
899 m (2,949 ft)
Population
 (2021) [2]
 • Total61,830
 • Density45.40/km2 (117.6/sq mi)
Demonym Marianense [3]
Time zone UTC−3 (BRT)
CEP postal code
35420-000
Area code +55 31
HDI (2010)0.742 – high [4]
Website www.mariana.mg.gov.br

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.

Other historical cities in Minas Gerais are Ouro Preto, São João del-Rei, Diamantina, Tiradentes, Congonhas and Sabará.

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.

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References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "IBGE Mariana". IBGE . Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "IBGE - Cidades@". O Brasil Município por Município. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) . Retrieved 2015-05-27.
  4. ↑ "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)
  5. ↑ "Área territorial oficial" [Official Territorial Area] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2002-10-10. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
  6. ↑ PARNA de Serra do Gandarela (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-12


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