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Buritis

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Buritis

Total population

27,992

Coordinates-10.21°, -63.83°

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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.

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History & 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.

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Geography

Latitude
-10.2055
Longitude
-63.8282
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)
11
Distinct species (top 10)
9

Most-observed species

  • Ozopherus muricatus F.P.Pascoe, 1872
    Ozopherus muricatus F.P.Pascoe, 1872 · Insecta
    2
  • West Indian Pinkroot
    Spigelia anthelmia L. · Magnoliopsida
    2
  • Ladybird beetle
    Cycloneda sanguinea (Linnaeus, 1763) · Insecta
    1
  • western honey bee
    Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
    1
  • Strawberrytree
    Muntingia calabura L. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Madamfate
    Hippobroma longiflora (L.) G.Don · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Macraspis festiva Burmeister, 1844
    Macraspis festiva Burmeister, 1844 · Insecta
    1
  • Edessa meditabunda (Fabricius, 1794)
    Edessa meditabunda (Fabricius, 1794) · Insecta
    1

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
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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

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.83
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,763

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
75
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

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

Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
1100452
UF
RO
Mesorregião
Madeira-Guaporé
Microrregião
Porto Velho

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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