Terralocate

Browse / Brazil / Minas Gerais / Carrancas

Carrancas

Minas Geraisvillage

Photograph of Carrancas
Featured view

Carrancas

Total population

4,049

WeatherAvg high 75.3°F
Coordinates-21.49°, -44.64°

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

Loading additional data from public sources…0 / 11
CensusWikipediaWeatherPlacesPeopleEnvironmentHealth & SchoolsRelatedGeography & CultureLive MonitoringEvents & Gallery
0% complete

City facts

Overview

Carrancas is a Brazilian municipality located in the south of the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Campo das Vertentes and to the microregion of Lavras. In 2020 the population was 4,049 in a total area of 728 km2.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-21.4910
Longitude
-44.6436
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Avg high
75.3°F
Avg low
58.2°F
Annual precipitation
48.5 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
6,414
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Rufous-collared Sparrow
    Zonotrichia capensis (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves
    144
  • Picazuro Pigeon
    Patagioenas picazuro (Temminck, 1813) · Aves
    126
  • white-eyed conure
    Aratinga leucophthalma (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    115
  • Saffron Finch
    Sicalis flaveola (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    112
  • blue-and-white swallow
    Notiochelidon cyanoleuca (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    108
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    97
  • Yellow-bellied Elaenia
    Elaenia flavogaster (Thunberg, 1822) · Aves
    97
  • Southern Caracara
    Caracara plancus (J.F.Miller, 1777) · Aves
    94

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.99
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,821

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
8
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Carrancas

A viagem das carrancas
Carlos Francisco Moura · 2015
A cultura afro-brasileira em Minas
Antônio de Paiva Moura · 1987

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
3114600
UF
MG
Mesorregião
Campo das Vertentes
Microrregião
Lavras

servicodados.ibge.gov.br

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • 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