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Municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Uberlândia (Portuguese pronunciation: [ubɛʁˈlɐ̃dʒiɐ]) is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. It is the second largest municipality in the state of Minas Gerais after the state capital Belo Horizonte. Its population in 2020 was 699,097, making it the sixth largest city of the interior region of Brazil. The city is located on the Brazilian Highlands 2,802 feet (854 m) above sea level. It is an important logistic hub between São Paulo and Brasília. The city sits within the Brazilian cerrado and has eight protected zones of tropical savanna vegetation.[4]
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Uberlândia | |
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Municipality of Uberlândia | |
Nickname(s): "Udi", "The Logistical Capital" | |
![]() Location in Minas Gerais | |
Coordinates: 18°55′23″S 48°17′19″W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
Region | Southeast |
Intermediate Region | Uberlândia |
Immediate Region | Uberlândia |
Founded | 31 August 1888 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Odelmo Leão (PP) |
Area | |
• Total | 4,115.9 km2 (1,589.2 sq mi) |
Elevation | 863 m (2,831 ft) |
Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 713,224 |
• Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
Demonym | Uberlandense |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Postal Code (CEP) | 38400-000 |
Area code | +55 34 |
HDI (2010) | 0.789 – high[3] |
Website | uberlandia |
Uberlândia is served by Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport.
Uberlândia is located in the western part of the state of Minas Gerais, in the region called Triângulo Mineiro, one of the richest agricultural regions of Brazil, between the Paranaíba and Grande rivers.[4] It is connected to major cities by the following federal highways: BR-050, BR-365, BR-455, BR-452, and BR-497. Uberlândia is about 580 km away from São Paulo, connected by a modern and safe double trace highway (BR-050). The capital of the state of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, is 560 kilometres (350 mi) away and Brasília, the capital of the country, lies just 440 kilometres (270 mi) to the north. There are railways connecting Uberlândia via the north-south Centro-Atlântica line.
Uberlândia is a statistical micro-region including the following municipalities: Araguari, Araporã, Canápolis, Cascalho Rico, Centralina, Indianópolis, Monte Alegre de Minas, Prata, Tupaciguara, and Uberlândia. In 2007 the population of these cities' agglomeration was 818,395 inhabitants in a total area of 18,864.20 square kilometres (7,283.51 sq mi). The population density (2000) was 43.38 inhabitants/km2.[5]
Due to its location and transport links, Uberlândia has been chosen as a point for the Free Economic Zone of Manaus, the first ever such distribution point.[6]
According to the modern (2017) geographic classification by Brazil's National Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the city is the main municipality in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Uberlândia.
According to the 2010 census its citizens are members of the Roman Catholic Church (54.73%), while Evangelical Christians comprise the second largest religious affiliation in the city (25.23%). There are also minorities of Spiritists (7.80%) and not religious (7.80%). There are smaller minorities adhering the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, Jehovah's Witnesses, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Islam, Buddhism, indigenous beliefs, Umbanda and Candomblé, (all below 1% of Uberlândia's population).[7]
The city has architectural, culture, and natural values. Here are the main attractions in the city:
Climate data for Uberlândia (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.4 (84.9) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.5 (85.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
29.3 (84.7) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.8 (87.4) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.1 (84.4) |
29.1 (84.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.6 (74.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.6 (67.3) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
13.9 (57.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
17.5 (63.5) |
18.7 (65.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
17.5 (63.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 299.0 (11.77) |
201.8 (7.94) |
225.5 (8.88) |
83.1 (3.27) |
33.9 (1.33) |
19.2 (0.76) |
7.8 (0.31) |
15.3 (0.60) |
46.4 (1.83) |
116.3 (4.58) |
215.1 (8.47) |
342.7 (13.49) |
1,606.1 (63.23) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 17 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 106 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 78.8 | 77.2 | 78.9 | 73.9 | 70.9 | 68.1 | 61.9 | 56.3 | 58.7 | 66.9 | 74.0 | 79.5 | 70.4 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 167.5 | 167.5 | 171.2 | 211.7 | 223.2 | 223.6 | 243.9 | 243.3 | 203.7 | 195.4 | 176.8 | 145.2 | 2,373 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[12] |
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