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Congonhal

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Congonhal

Total population

11,083

Coordinates-22.15°, -46.04°

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Overview

Congonhal is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil. Its population in 2017 was of 11,706 inhabitants according to estimated data from IBGE.

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History & geography

History

The beginning of historic occupation of the region where today is Congonhal and neighbor municipalities, goes back to the mid-eighteenth century, strongly driven by the discovery of gold in the mines of Alto Sapucaí. The city's settlement began in 1756 by paulistas and portugueses, when a bridge was constructed across a river. In 1880 the parish of San Jose was canonically instituted.

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Geography

Latitude
-22.1533
Longitude
-46.0405
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.07
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,852

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
18
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

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Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
3117900
UF
MG
Mesorregião
Sul/Sudoeste de Minas
Microrregião
Pouso Alegre

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • 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