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Lagoa Santa
Minas Geraistown
Total population
75,145
Air quality index
Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Lagoa Santa is a sizeable town that lies in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Public datasets list a population of roughly 75,145. Its coordinates of -19.636°, -43.897° place it in the tropical zone of the southern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The location receives about 1,832 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 72% of daylight hours. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro (Temminck, 1813) · Aves171
- Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves133
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves131
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves129
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves114
- Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves104
- Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis (Molina, 1782) · Aves98
- Masked Water-TyrantFluvicola nengeta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves98
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
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Lagoa Santa
Search results from Open Library.
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 Lagoa Santa, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Official Identifiers
IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
- IBGE code
- 3137601
- UF
- MG
- Mesorregião
- Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte
- Microrregião
- Belo Horizonte
servicodados.ibge.gov.br
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • 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