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Santa Cruz de Minas
Minas Geraisvillage
Santa Cruz de Minas
Total population
8,109
Air quality index
Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Santa Cruz de Minas is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Campo das Vertentes and to the microregion of Sao Joao del Rei. It is the smallest municipality of Brazil, measuring only 2.9 square kilometres (1.1 sq mi).
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
According to IBGE (2017), the municipality belongs to the Immediate Geographic Region of São João del-Rei, in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Barbacena. The municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del-Rei.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
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
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves242
- Picazuro PigeonPatagioenas picazuro (Temminck, 1813) · Aves217
- white-eyed conureAratinga leucophthalma (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves211
- Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves201
- Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves199
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves176
- blue-and-white swallowNotiochelidon cyanoleuca (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves163
- Southern CaracaraCaracara plancus (J.F.Miller, 1777) · Aves158
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
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Geography & sun
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
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 Santa Cruz de Minas, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Official Identifiers
IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
- IBGE code
- 3157336
- UF
- MG
- Mesorregião
- Campo das Vertentes
- Microrregião
- São João Del Rei
servicodados.ibge.gov.br
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • 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