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Sacramento

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Sacramento

Total population

26,670

Air quality index

24Good
Elevation832 m
Land area3073.27 km²
WeatherAvg high 81.1°F
Coordinates-19.87°, -47.44°

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City facts

Elevation
832 m
Area
3073.27 km²
Official website
www.sacramento.mg.gov.br

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Sacramento is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 26,374 people living in a total area of 3,071 km2. The city belongs to the meso-region of Triângulo Mineiro and Alto Paranaíba and to the micro-region of Araxá. It became a municipality in 1820.

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History & geography

Geography

Sacramento is located at an elevation of 832 (city center) meters, in the Rio das Velhas valley. Neighboring municipalities are: Perdizes (N), Araxá and Tapira (NE), São Roque de Minas and Delfinópolis (SE), Ibiraci (S), Pedregulho and Rifaina (SW), Conquista and Uberaba, and Nova Ponte and Santa Juliana (NW). Sacramento is connected to Uberaba by state highway MG-190 and national highway BR-262. The distance to Uberaba is 72 kilometers; Conquista is 22 km to the southwest; Araxá is 82 km to the northeast. The nearest railroad is in Uberaba. Other distances * Uberlândia: 180 * Ribeirão Preto: 190 * Franca: 100 * Belo Horizonte: 453 * Rio de Janeiro: 885 * São Paulo: 585 * Brasília: 604 * Vitória: 995

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Geography

Latitude
-19.8653
Longitude
-47.4403
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
81.1°F
Avg low
64.2°F
Annual precipitation
54.9 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

US AQI — Good
24
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
7.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
7.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
30
NO₂ (µg/m³)
19.4

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
6,044
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Picazuro Pigeon
    Patagioenas picazuro (Temminck, 1813) · Aves
    105
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    104
  • Buff-necked Ibis
    Theristicus caudatus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    100
  • Toco Toucan
    Ramphastos toco P.L.S.Müller, 1776 · Aves
    87
  • Scaled Dove
    Columbina squammata (R.Lesson, 1831) · Aves
    83
  • Sayaca Tanager
    Thraupis sayaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    82
  • Saffron Finch
    Sicalis flaveola (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    78
  • Ruddy Ground-Dove
    Columbina talpacoti (Temminck, 1810) · Aves
    78

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

Carolina Maria de Jesus
Carolina Maria de Jesus
Brazilian writer (1914–1977)
Lima Duarte
Lima Duarte
Brazilian actor
E
Elis Bento
Brazilian volleyball player
Eurípedes Barsanulfo
Eurípedes Barsanulfo
Brazilian educator and spiritist medium (1880–1918)
H
Heigorina Cunha
Marcos Montes Cordeiro
Marcos Montes Cordeiro
Brazilian politician
Anderson Adauto Pereira
Anderson Adauto Pereira
Brazilian lawyer
A
Alair Ferreira
Brazilian accounting
Vítor Coelho
Vítor Coelho
Brazilian Roman Catholic priest
A
Agnaldo Jose da Silva
Brazilian politician
M
Maria Rosilda Bonete
politician from Brazil
E
Edson Santana
politician from Brazil
F
Francisco Alves Ferreira Junior
person identified in the Museu da Pessoa collection

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

Nearby places in Minas Gerais

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Geography & sun

Elevation
2,753 ft (839 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.29
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,932

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
92
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Sacramento

Eurípedes Barsanulpho
Amir Salomão Jacób · 2010

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Sacramento, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Sacramento - Gruta dos Palhares — Sacramento, Brazil4.9 mi

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Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
3156908
UF
MG
Mesorregião
Triângulo Mineiro/Alto Paranaíba
Microrregião
Araxá

servicodados.ibge.gov.br

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • 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