Jardim is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Its population was 26,238 (2020) and its area is 2,202 km².
Município de Jardim | |
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Nickname: A Capital do Sudoeste | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Center-West |
State | Mato Grosso do Sul |
Founded | 1945 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Carlos Américo Grubert (PSDB) |
Area | |
2,201.73 km2 (850.09 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 259 m (850 ft) |
Population (2020 [1]) | |
26,238 | |
• Density | 10.58/km2 (27.4/sq mi) |
• Urban | 87% |
Time zone | UTC−4 (AMT) |
HDI (2000) | 0.774 – medium |
Website | Jardim, MS |
The municipality holds the Buraco das Araras Private Natural Heritage Reserve, whose main feature is the huge sinkhole named the Buraco das Araras.[2]
References
edit- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ Buraco das Araras (in Portuguese), Buraco das Araras, archived from the original on 2016-05-06, retrieved 2016-05-09