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Ponto Chique

Minas Geraisvillage

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Ponto Chique

Total population

3,747

Elevation563 m
Land area602.37 km²
Coordinates-16.63°, -45.06°

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City facts

Elevation
563 m
Area
602.37 km²
Official website
www.pontochique.mg.gov.br

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ponto Chique is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020, the population was 4,283 in a total area of 602 km2. It became a municipality in 1997.

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History & geography

Geography

Ponto Chique is located at an elevation of 476 meters on the right bank of the São Francisco River. It is connected by poor roads to Coração de Jesus. It belongs to the statistical microregion of Montes Claros. Neighboring municipalities are Ubaí, Ibiaí, Campo Azul, Buritizeiro, Coração de Jesus, Santa Fé de Minas and São Romão. Distances *Belo Horizonte: 459 km. *Cachoeira do Manteiga: 11 km. *Coração de Jesus: 72 km.

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Geography

Latitude
-16.6329
Longitude
-45.0637
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)
3
Distinct species (top 10)
3

Most-observed species

  • Tobacco
    Nicotiana tabacum L. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Castor-oil-Plant
    Ricinus communis L. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Tropical Rat Snake
    Spilotes pullatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Squamata
    1

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Minas Gerais

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.72
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,088

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

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

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Chicken Snake
Chicken Snake
Spilotes pullatus
Seen 2026-09-06
Brazilian Funnel-eared Bat
Brazilian Funnel-eared Bat
Natalus macrourus
Seen 2023-07-12
Lycosa erythrognatha
Lycosa erythrognatha
Lycosa erythrognatha
Seen 2010-10-10

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

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
3152131
UF
MG
Mesorregião
Norte de Minas
Microrregião
Montes Claros

servicodados.ibge.gov.br

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • 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