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Coronel Xavier Chaves
Minas Geraisvillage
Coronel Xavier Chaves
Total population
3,486
Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Coronel Xavier Chaves is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Campo das Vertentes and to the microregion of São João del-Rei. In 2025, the estimated population was 3,599.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
According to IBGE (2017), the municipality belongs to the Immediate Geographic Region of São João del-Rei, in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Barbacena. The municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del-Rei.
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
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves292
- white-eyed conureAratinga leucophthalma (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves263
- Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves263
- Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro (Temminck, 1813) · Aves253
- Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves227
- blue-and-white swallowNotiochelidon cyanoleuca (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves199
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves195
- Ruddy Ground-DoveColumbina talpacoti (Temminck, 1810) · Aves193
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 Minas Gerais
- Santa Cruz de Minas6.7 mi away · pop. 8,109
- Dores de Campos14.2 mi away · pop. 10,007
- Padre Brito24.2 mi away
- Faria27.1 mi away
- Carandaí27.5 mi away · pop. 23,812
- Piedade do Rio Grande30.8 mi away · pop. 4,604
- Barbacena32.2 mi away · pop. 125,317
- Caranaíba33 mi away · pop. 2,933
- Ibituruna34.9 mi away · pop. 2,698
- Pinheiro Grosso35.2 mi away
- Santana dos Montes38 mi away · pop. 3,469
- Piracema39.1 mi away · pop. 6,700
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
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Coronel Xavier Chaves, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Official Identifiers
IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
- IBGE code
- 3119708
- UF
- MG
- Mesorregião
- Campo das Vertentes
- Microrregião
- São João Del Rei
servicodados.ibge.gov.br
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • 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