Coronel Xavier Chaves 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 São João del-Rei. In 2021, the estimated population was 3,488.[1]
Coronel Xavier Chaves | |
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| Municipality of Coronel Xavier Chaves | |
 Chapel of Nossa Senhora do Rosário, built in 1717 | |
 Flag  Seal | |
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| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State |  Minas Gerais |
| Founded | 30 December 1962 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fúvio Olímpio de Oliveira Pinto (PSDB) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 140.954 km2 (54.423 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 972 m (3,189 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,488 |
| • Density | 23.42/km2 (60.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym | xavierense |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal Code | 36330-000 to 36334-999 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.677 – medium[3] |
| Website | coronelxavierchaves |
The municipality contains part of the Ritápolis National Forest.[4]
Geography
editAccording to IBGE (2017), the municipality belongs to the Immediate Geographic Region of São João del-Rei, in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Barbacena.[5]
Ecclesiastical circumscription
editThe municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del-Rei.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "IBGE Coronel Xavier Chaves". IBGE. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Município de Coronel Xavier Chaves". cidade-Brasil. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Unidade de Conservação: Floresta Nacional de Ritápolis (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-19
- ^ "Divisões Regionais do Brasil | IBGE". www.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ Silveira, Lucas. "Diocese ganha novo mapa territorial após criação de novas foranias". Diocese de São João del Rei. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
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