Joaíma

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Joaíma

Total population

13,888

Air quality index

19Good

Elevation362 m

Land area1667.72 km²

Coordinates-16.66°, -41.03°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Joaíma is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was estimated to be 15,455 people living in a total area of 1,668 km2 (644 sq mi). The city belongs to the Immediate Geographic Region of Almenara. Joaíma is located 27 km. south of the Jequitinhonha River. BR-116 is 58 km. to the west. The elevation is 294 meters. It became a municipality in 1948. Neighboring municipalities are: Jequitinhonha, Felisburgo, Monte Formoso, and Ponto dos Volantes.

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).

Notable people from here

Eduardo Araújo

Brazilian singer

D

Divaldo Medrado

F

Filipe Augusto Faccion Ferraz

Brazilian volleyball player

O

Osvaldo Miranda Murta

Brazilian politician

C

Carlos Lucena

Brazilian musician

M

Melquisedeque Gomes dos Santos

Brazilian politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Minas Gerais

• Monte Formoso
  21.1 mi away · pop. 4,381
• Rio do Prado
  30.3 mi away · pop. 4,639
• Machacalis
  35.6 mi away · pop. 6,487
• Bertópolis
  41.2 mi away · pop. 4,451
• Medina
  42.1 mi away · pop. 20,156
• Pedra Azul
  47.9 mi away · pop. 24,410
• Pavão
  53.6 mi away · pop. 8,047
• Araçaji de Minas
  56 mi away
• Comercinho
  56.6 mi away · pop. 6,660
• Cachoeira de Pajeú
  57 mi away · pop. 9,110
• Caraí
  57.7 mi away · pop. 19,548
• Jacinto
  60.1 mi away · pop. 11,042

Browse all places in Minas Gerais →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Pilosocereus magnificus

Pilosocereus magnificus

Seen 2024-03-14

Tacinga braunii

Tacinga braunii

Seen 2022-08-04

Vinaceous-breasted Amazon

Amazona vinacea

Seen 2022-03-29

Cactus Parakeet

Eupsittula cactorum

Seen 2022-03-29

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird

Eupetomena macroura

Seen 2021-09-06

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

Seen 2021-09-06

Crested Caracara

Caracara plancus

Seen 2021-09-05

Ameromyia nigriventris

Ameromyia nigriventris

Seen 2021-09-03

Rufous-browed Peppershrike

Cyclarhis gujanensis

Seen 2021-09-03

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers