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Araújos
Minas Geraisvillage
Araújos
Total population
9,199
Air quality index
Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Araújos is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 9,401 people living in a total area of 245 km2 (95 sq mi). The city belongs to the meso-region of Central Mineira and to the micro-region of Bom Despacho. It became a municipality in 1954.
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Geography
The city center of Araújos is located at an elevation of 821 meters about halfway between Divinópolis and Bom Despacho. Neighboring municipalities are: Bom Despacho (N) and (NW), Leandro Ferreira (NE), Nova Serrana and Pedigão (E), Santo Antônio do Monte (S) and (SW). The distance to Belo Horizonte is 163 km. The distance to regional center Bom Despacho is 32 km. Connections are made by state highway MG-252 and MG-164. The distance to Divinópolis is 49 km.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Plumeria CaterpillarPseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771 · Insecta24
- Dysschema sacrifica Hübner, 1831Dysschema sacrifica Hübner, 1831 · Insecta24
- Streaked SphinxProtambulyx strigilis Linnaeus, 1771 · Insecta21
- Jeweled Satyr MothPhrygionis paradoxata (Guenée) · Insecta21
- Mars MothDirphia rubricauda Bouvier, 1929 · Insecta19
- Ello SphinxErinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta16
- Portentomorpha xanthialis Guenée, 1854Portentomorpha xanthialis Guenée, 1854 · Insecta15
- Beet Webworm MothSpoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775) · Insecta14
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Araújos
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Araújos, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Official Identifiers
IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
- IBGE code
- 3103900
- UF
- MG
- Mesorregião
- Central Mineira
- Microrregião
- Bom Despacho
servicodados.ibge.gov.br
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • 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