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Tupaciguara

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Tupaciguara

Total population

25,470

Air quality index

20Good
Elevation860 m
Land area1826.03 km²
Coordinates-18.59°, -48.70°

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City facts

Elevation
860 m
Area
1826.03 km²
Official website
www.tupaciguara.mg.gov.br

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Tupaciguara is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 25,398 peoples living in a total area of 1,826 km2. The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Triângulo Mineiro and Alto Paranaíba and to the statistical microregion of Uberlândia. It became a municipality in 1911.

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History & geography

Geography

Tupaciguara is located at an elevation of 865 meters in the rich region known as the Triângulo Mineiro. It is northwest of Uberlândia and lies on the southern boundary of the Itumbiara reservoir. The distance to Uberlândia is 69 km; and the distance to Belo Horizonte is 617 km. Neighboring municipalities are: the state of Goiás (N); Araporã (W); Monte Alegre de Minas(S); Uberlândia and Araguari(E)

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Geography

Latitude
-18.5932
Longitude
-48.6999
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
20
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
5.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
5.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
20
NO₂ (µg/m³)
19.9

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
314
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • crab eating fox
    Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766) · Mammalia
    16
  • wild boar
    Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
    5
  • Buff-necked Ibis
    Theristicus caudatus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    4
  • Black and white tegu
    Salvator merianae Duméril & Bibron, 1839 · Squamata
    4
  • Red-legged Seriema
    Cariama cristata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    4
  • maned wolf
    Chrysocyon brachyurus (Illiger, 1815) · Mammalia
    3
  • ocelot
    Leopardus pardalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    3
  • Planalto Hermit
    Phaethornis pretrei (R.Lesson & Delattre, 1839) · Aves
    3

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).

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

N
Nalva Aguiar
Brazilian vocalist
M
Marcial de Mello Castro
association football player (1941-2018)
P
Paulo Faria do Vale
Brazilian politician
E
Eurípedes Rocha Pereira
person identified in the Museu da Pessoa collection
W
Wanderlei Ferreira Araújo
person identified in the Museu da Pessoa collection
M
Maria das Dores Pontes Marques
person identified in the Museu da Pessoa collection
R
Reges Murilo de Paiva
person identified in the Museu da Pessoa collection
M
Milvar de Menezes
person identified in the Museu da Pessoa collection

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

Geography & sun

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Public attention

Books about this place

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Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
3169604
UF
MG
Mesorregião
Triângulo Mineiro/Alto Paranaíba
Microrregião
Uberlândia

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • 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