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Ponte Nova
Minas Geraistown
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Ponte Nova
Total population
57,776
Coordinates-20.42°, -42.91°
Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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Overview
Ponte Nova is a municipality in central-eastern Minas Gerais state, Brazil.
History & geography
Geography
Latitude
-20.4164
Longitude
-42.9088
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
8,546
Distinct species (top 10)
10
Most-observed species
- Planktolyngbya limnetica (Lemmerm.) Komárk.-Legn. & CronbergPlanktolyngbya limnetica (Lemmerm.) Komárk.-Legn. & Cronberg · Cyanobacteriia258
- Synechocystis aquatilis Sauv.Synechocystis aquatilis Sauv. · Cyanobacteriia246
- Synedra ulna (Nitzsch) Ehrenberg, 1832Synedra ulna (Nitzsch) Ehrenberg, 1832 · Bacillariophyceae226
- CylindroRaphidiopsis raciborskii (Wołoszyńska, 1912) Aguilera et al., 2018 · Cyanobacteriia160
- Melosira varians C.Agardh, 1827Melosira varians C.Agardh, 1827 · Bacillariophyceae138
- Synedra goulardii Brébisson ex Cleve & Grunow, 1880Synedra goulardii Brébisson ex Cleve & Grunow, 1880 · Bacillariophyceae123
- Monoraphidium contortum (Thur.) Komárk.-Legn.Monoraphidium contortum (Thur.) Komárk.-Legn. · Chlorophyceae120
- Pseudanabaena limnetica (Lemmerm.) KomárekPseudanabaena limnetica (Lemmerm.) Komárek · Cyanobacteriia109
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
José Reinaldo de Lima
Brazilian footballer
João Bosco
Brazilian musician and singer
J
Joaquim Giovani Mol Guimarães
Brazilian bishop
A
Adriano Duarte Mansur da Silva
Brazilian footballer and manager
Milton Campos
Brazilian politician (1900-1972)
Adriano Fonseca Filho
Darly Zoqbi de Paula
Brazilian-Spanish handball player
J
Jairon Feliciano Damasio
footballer
M
Mateus de Oliveira Barbosa
footballer
Dorothea Werneck
Brazilian economist and politician, former minister of labor
Jorge Dodsworth Martins
vice admiral of the Brazilian navy
L
Luís Martins Soares
politician (1888-1948)
Miguel Jorge
Brazilian journalist
Ronaldo Vasconcellos
Brazilian politician, councilor of Belo Horizonte, state deputy and federal deputy for Minas Gerais, vice mayor of Belo Horizonte
Tunai
Brazilian musician
J
João Paulo de Oliveira
Brazilian footballer (1928-2006)
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Minas Gerais
- Urucânia11.9 mi away · pop. 10,600
- Rio Doce11.9 mi away · pop. 2,484
- Guaraciaba12.4 mi away · pop. 9,753
- Barra Longa12.6 mi away · pop. 5,666
- Santa Cruz do Escalvado13.9 mi away · pop. 4,673
- Ilhéus do Prata29.5 mi away
- Vargem Linda32.8 mi away
- São Geraldo35.3 mi away · pop. 10,282
- Senador Firmino36.7 mi away · pop. 7,716
- Brás Pires36.8 mi away · pop. 4,260
- Conceição de Piracicaba37.5 mi away
- Catas Altas40 mi away · pop. 5,473
Geography & sun
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.86
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,772
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
127
Avg daily Wikipedia views
4
Attention level
Obscure
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Ponte Nova
Programa de salvamento arqueológico da UHE Nova Ponte
1995
A história da literatura em Ponte Nova
Luciano Sheikk · 2013
Memórias submersas da cidade de Nova Ponte
Elza de Melo Montes Resende · 2009
O Brasil século XVIII, o século mineiro
Semana de Estudos Históricos Ponte Nova, Brazil 1972. · 1972
1a [i.e. Primeira] Semana de Estudos Históricos
Semana de Estudos Históricos Ponte Nova, Brazil 1972 · 1972
Preserved landscapes
Morna Livingston · 1998
Na trilha do rio
Maria Alice da Silva Braga · 2017
Sustentabilidade e Responsabilidade Social em Foco – Volume 9
2018
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
- 3152105
- UF
- MG
- Mesorregião
- Zona da Mata
- Microrregião
- Ponte Nova
servicodados.ibge.gov.br
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • 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