Caraí

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Caraí

Total population

19,548

Air quality index

16Good

Elevation817 m

Land area1240.16 km²

Coordinates-17.19°, -41.70°

Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Caraí is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was estimated to be 23,780 people living in a total area of 1,240 km2. The city is part of the Immediate Geographic Region of Teófilo Otoni. The elevation of the municipal seat is 750 meters. It became a municipality in 1948.

Geography

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

Air quality

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Earthquake history

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

Nearby places in Minas Gerais

• Itaipé
  14.9 mi away · pop. 10,463
• Monte Formoso
  36.8 mi away · pop. 4,381
• Jenipapo de Minas
  37.8 mi away · pop. 6,100
• Setubinha
  41.8 mi away · pop. 9,917
• Poté
  43.2 mi away · pop. 13,666
• Pavão
  49 mi away · pop. 8,047
• Junco de Minas
  61.5 mi away
• Comercinho
  61.9 mi away · pop. 6,660
• Machacalis
  65.2 mi away · pop. 6,487
• Medina
  68 mi away · pop. 20,156
• Turmalina
  68.5 mi away · pop. 20,000
• Bertópolis
  74.8 mi away · pop. 4,451

Browse all places in Minas Gerais →

Gallery

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