Camanducaia

Camanducaia is the southernmost municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Inhabited by 21,801 in 2020.

Camanducaia
Município
Camanducaia
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Nicknames: 
"Campos Queimados", "Kamandu"
Location in Minas Gerais
Coordinates: 14°25′03″S 44°22′13″W
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateMinas Gerais
FoundedJuly 20, 1868
Government
  MayorEdmar Cassalho Moreira Dias (PMDB)
Area
  Total527.572 km2 (203.697 sq mi)
Elevation
1,015 m (3,330 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
  Total21,801
  Density40.0/km2 (104/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
  Summer (DST)UTC-2 (UTC-2)
HDI (2000)0.775 – medium[2] (760th in Minas Gerais, 3,854th in Brazil)

The municipality contains part of the 180,373 hectares (445,710 acres) Fernão Dias Environmental Protection Area, created in 1997.[3]

References

  1. IBGE 2020
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-12-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - UNDP
  3. APA Fernão Dias (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-02


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