Nobres
Municipality in Central-West, Brazil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nobres is a city in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. It is located approximately 140 kilometers from Cuiabá on the south slopes of the Serra Azul.
Nobres | |
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 Flag | |
 Location in Mato Grosso state | |
  Nobres Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 14°44′S 56°20′W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Central-West |
| State | Mato Grosso |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Leocir Hanel[1] (PSDB) |
| Population (2020 [2]) | |
| • Total | 15,334 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AMT) |
| Website | Official Website |
Tourists are encouraged to visit the region for its beautiful waterways and limestone caves.[3] The municipality contains the 12,513 hectares (30,920 acres) Gruta da Lagoa Azul State Park (Cave of the Blue Lagoon State Park), created in 1999.[4] The rock deposits in the area have also been used to study post-glacial carbonates.[5] The municipality contains most of the 11,328 hectares (27,990 acres) Águas do Cuiabá Ecological Station, a fully protected conservation unit in the cerrado biome.[6]
Population: 14.938 [7]
The local currency is the Real.
The two major religious faiths are Roman Catholic and Protestant.[8]
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