Mariana, Minas Gerais

Mariana
Municipality
Municipality of Mariana
Flag of Mariana
Flag
Official seal of Mariana
Seal
Location in the State of Minas Gerais
Location in the State of Minas Gerais
Mariana is located in Brazil
Mariana
Mariana
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 20°22′42″S 43°23′59″W / 20.37833°S 43.39972°W / -20.37833; -43.39972
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Minas Gerais
FoundedJuly 16, 1696
Government
 • MayorDuarte 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)
DemonymMarianense[3]
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
CEP postal code
35420-000
Area code+55 31
HDI (2010)0.742 – high[4]
Websitewww.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.

See also

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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