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Alpercata

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Alpercata

Total population

6,903

Founded

1962

Elevation205 m
Land area167.35 km²
Coordinates-18.99°, -41.99°

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City facts

Founded
1962
Elevation
205 m
Area
167.35 km²
Time zone
UTC−03:00
Official website
www.alpercata.mg.gov.br

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Overview

Alpercata is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 7,436 people living in a total area of 167 km2. The city belongs to the meso-region of Vale do Rio Doce and to the micro-region of Governador Valadares. It became a municipality in 1962.

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History & geography

Geography

The city center of Alpercata is located at an elevation of 192 meters on the important federal highway BR-116 just south of Governador Valadares. Neighboring municipalities are: Governador Valadares (W and N), Tumiritinga (NE), Capitão Andrade, Engenheiro Caldas, and Fernandes Tourinho (S), and Sobrália (SW). Distances *Belo Horizonte: 330 km (north on BR-116 to Governador Valadares, then southwest on BR) *Governador Valadares: 13 km north on BR-116 *Engenheiro Caldas: 34 km south on BR-116

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Geography

Latitude
-18.9933
Longitude
-41.9895
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
5,100
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Burrowing Owl
    Athene cunicularia (Molina, 1782) · Aves
    342
  • Saffron Finch
    Sicalis flaveola (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    213
  • Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
    Eupetomena macroura (J.F.Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    129
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    107
  • white-eyed conure
    Aratinga leucophthalma (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    83
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    82
  • Sayaca Tanager
    Thraupis sayaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    79
  • Masked Water-Tyrant
    Fluvicola nengeta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    79

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.97
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,815

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
31
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
3101805
UF
MG
Mesorregião
Vale do Rio Doce
Microrregião
Governador Valadares

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • IBGE — Brazilian national statistics, via servicodados.ibge.gov.br (official municipal code, UF, mesorregião, microrregião, region)
  • • IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics — servicodados.ibge.gov.br