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Vargem Alegre

Minas Geraisvillage

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Vargem Alegre

Total population

5,780

Air quality index

29Good
Elevation337 m
Land area116.66 km²
Coordinates-19.61°, -42.30°

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City facts

Elevation
337 m
Area
116.66 km²
Official website
vargemalegre.mg.gov.br

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Vargem Alegre is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-19.6070
Longitude
-42.2998
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
29
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
8.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
9.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
44
NO₂ (µg/m³)
17.4

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
4,040
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Picazuro Pigeon
    Patagioenas picazuro (Temminck, 1813) · Aves
    76
  • Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
    Camptostoma obsoletum (Temminck, 1824) · Aves
    73
  • Chestnut-vented Conebill
    Conirostrum speciosum (Temminck, 1824) · Aves
    65
  • Red-rumped Cacique
    Cacicus haemorrhous (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    62
  • Brown-crested Flycatcher
    Myiarchus tyrannulus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    60
  • Sooretama Slaty-Antshrike
    Thamnophilus ambiguus Swainson, 1825 · Aves
    59
  • Sapphire-spangled Emerald
    Chionomesa lactea (R.Lesson, 1832) · Aves
    55
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    53

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

Nearby places in Minas Gerais

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.84
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,768

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
28
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

Events

Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
3170578
UF
MG
Mesorregião
Vale do Rio Doce
Microrregião
Caratinga

servicodados.ibge.gov.br

Sources

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