Araguari
Municipality in Southeast, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Araguari is a municipality in western Minas Gerais state, Brazil. It is in the northern Triângulo Mineiro region, on the Jordão River, a tributary of the Paranaíba River, at an elevation between 940 and 1,087 metres (3,084 and 3,566 ft). The municipality of Araguari has an area of 2,774 km2 (1,071 sq mi), with 54 km2 (21 sq mi) in the urban zone and 2,675 km2 (1,033 sq mi) in the rural zone. The population in 2020 was 117,825, making it the third-most important city in the Triângulo Mineiro, after Uberlândia and Uberaba. Araguari has also been one of the fastest-growing cities in Brazil, growing more than the rest of the country in proportion.
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Araguari | |
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Municipality of Araguari | |
Nickname: Cidade Sorriso | |
Coordinates: 18°38′56″S 48°11′13″W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Southeast |
State | Minas Gerais |
Founded | 1888 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Renato Carvalho Fernandes[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 2,730.632 km2 (1,054.3 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,013 m (3,323 ft) |
Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 117,825 |
• Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
HDI (2010) | 0.773 – high[3] |
Website | www |
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