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Buritis
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Buritis
Total population
27,992
Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Buritis is a municipality in northern Minas Gerais state in Brazil. It is located just south of the Urucuia River, which is a tributary of the São Francisco River.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Surrounding municipalities are Formoso, Arinos, Unaí, and Formosa. There are highway connections linking Buritis with Formosa (approximately 130 km to the west taking BR-030), Unaí (approximately 130 km to the southwest), and Arinos (approximately 110 km. to the southeast). The municipality contains 21% of the Jaci Paraná Extractive Reserve, created in 1996. It contains part of the Bom Futuro National Forest, established in 1988.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Ozopherus muricatus F.P.Pascoe, 1872Ozopherus muricatus F.P.Pascoe, 1872 · Insecta2
- West Indian PinkrootSpigelia anthelmia L. · Magnoliopsida2
- Ladybird beetleCycloneda sanguinea (Linnaeus, 1763) · Insecta1
- western honey beeApis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta1
- StrawberrytreeMuntingia calabura L. · Magnoliopsida1
- MadamfateHippobroma longiflora (L.) G.Don · Magnoliopsida1
- Macraspis festiva Burmeister, 1844Macraspis festiva Burmeister, 1844 · Insecta1
- Edessa meditabunda (Fabricius, 1794)Edessa meditabunda (Fabricius, 1794) · Insecta1
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
Nearby places in Rondônia
- Marco 2013.4 mi away · pop. 178
- Vila União15 mi away · pop. 457
- Rio Branco16.3 mi away · pop. 2,574
- Marco Azul28.7 mi away · pop. 157
- Campo Novo de Rondônia28.9 mi away · pop. 8,844
- Três Irmãos29.1 mi away
- Vila São Sebastião29.4 mi away · pop. 200
- Pau-de-fogo30.4 mi away
- Jacinópolis31.5 mi away · pop. 5,840
- Vila Ebesa34.2 mi away · pop. 2,500
- Vila Massangana35.5 mi away · pop. 350
- Monte Negro36.2 mi away · pop. 11,548
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 this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species







Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
- IBGE code
- 1100452
- UF
- RO
- Mesorregião
- Madeira-Guaporé
- Microrregião
- Porto Velho
servicodados.ibge.gov.br
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • 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