Diamantino

For the former Portuguese footballer known as Diamantino, see Diamantino Miranda. For the 2018 Portuguese film, see Diamantino (film).

Diamantino
Municipality
Diamantino in 1863
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Adamante Durior Progenies (Latin) People tough as diamond
Location in Mato Grosso state
Diamantino Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 14°24′32″S 56°26′45″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Central-West
State	Mato Grosso
Foundation	September 18, 1728
Government
• Mayor	Manoel Loureiro Neto (MDB)
Elevation	560 m (1,840 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	22,178
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

Diamantino is a municipality in Mato Grosso state in Brazil. It has a population of 22,178 and is near Diamantino River. It is 1,837 feet (560 m) above sea-level, and sits at the foot of the Mato Grosso plateau. Its history dates from 1730 as a gold mining settlement. In 1746, diamonds were discovered, which made the town's population swell and prosper. The amount of diamonds was greatly overestimated, and the town population steadily declined.^[2]

Near the city is the South American pole of inaccessibility, which means that no place in South America is as far from the nearest ocean as this point. The closest ocean is the Pacific Ocean, at the Peruvian-Chilean border.^{[citation needed]}

Climate

Climate data for Diamantino (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	32.0 (89.6)	32.2 (90.0)	32.4 (90.3)	32.6 (90.7)	31.6 (88.9)	31.7 (89.1)	32.2 (90.0)	34.3 (93.7)	34.4 (93.9)	34.0 (93.2)	33.0 (91.4)	32.2 (90.0)	32.7 (90.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	25.9 (78.6)	25.8 (78.4)	25.8 (78.4)	25.6 (78.1)	23.9 (75.0)	22.9 (73.2)	22.6 (72.7)	24.7 (76.5)	26.1 (79.0)	26.7 (80.1)	26.4 (79.5)	26.1 (79.0)	25.2 (77.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22.1 (71.8)	22.0 (71.6)	21.9 (71.4)	21.2 (70.2)	19.0 (66.2)	17.6 (63.7)	16.4 (61.5)	18.2 (64.8)	20.5 (68.9)	21.9 (71.4)	22.1 (71.8)	22.2 (72.0)	20.4 (68.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	299.5 (11.79)	302.1 (11.89)	271.1 (10.67)	130.8 (5.15)	49.1 (1.93)	14.1 (0.56)	10.4 (0.41)	24.4 (0.96)	73.6 (2.90)	170.2 (6.70)	222.1 (8.74)	263.7 (10.38)	1,831.1 (72.09)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	19	17	17	11	4	1	1	2	4	11	13	16	116
Average relative humidity (%)	85.0	84.9	85.9	83.6	79.8	75.0	68.8	61.0	66.0	76.1	80.4	82.9	77.5
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[3]

References

1. IBGE 2020
2. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Diamantino" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 157.
3. "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 21 May 2024.