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Boticão

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Air quality index

26Good
Coordinates-20.96°, -45.48°

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City facts

Overview

As a village in Minas Gerais, Brazil, Boticão occupies its own corner of the country. On the world map it falls within the Western Hemisphere, specifically at -20.964°, -45.485°. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. The location receives about 1,917 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 75% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-20.9637
Longitude
-45.4850
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
26
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
6.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
7.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
36
NO₂ (µg/m³)
7.7

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
592
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Saffron Finch
    Sicalis flaveola (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    21
  • Rufous Hornero
    Furnarius rufus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    17
  • white-eyed conure
    Aratinga leucophthalma (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    16
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    16
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    16
  • Southern Caracara
    Caracara plancus (J.F.Miller, 1777) · Aves
    14
  • Picazuro Pigeon
    Patagioenas picazuro (Temminck, 1813) · Aves
    14
  • Ruddy Ground-Dove
    Columbina talpacoti (Temminck, 1810) · Aves
    14

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
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Minas Gerais

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.25
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,917

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org