Mariana, Minas Gerais

Mariana is the oldest city in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is a tourist city, founded on July 16, 1696, and retains the characteristics of a baroque city, with its churches, buildings and museums. It was the first capital of Minas Gerais.

Colonial churches in Mariana downtown.

Mariana
Município de Mariana
Historical center of Mariana
Flag Seal
Location in the State of Minas Gerais
Mariana Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 20°22′42″S 43°23′59″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	Minas Gerais
Founded	July 16, 1696
Government
• Mayor	Duarte Eustáquio Júnior (PPS)[1]
Area
• Total	1,194.208 km^2 (461.086 sq mi)
Elevation	899 m (2,949 ft)
Population  (2020 [2])
• Total	61,288
• Density	0/km^2 (0/sq mi)
	(1st)
Demonym(s)	Marianense[3]
Time zone	UTC-3 (BRT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (BRST)
CEP postal code	35420-000
Area code	31
HDI (2010) [4]	0.742
Website	mariana.mg.gov.br

It has an area of 1,194.208 square kilometres (461.086 sq mi).[5]

The municipality contains a very small part of the 31,270 hectares (77,300 acres) of Serra do Gandarela National Park, created in 2014.[6]

In 2015 it suffered a major dam disaster.

References

1. "Prefeitura de Mariana - Gabinete do Prefeito" [Mariana City Hall - Mayor's office] (in Portuguese). Mariana City Hall. Archived from the original on 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
2. IBGE 2020
3. "IBGE - Cidades@". O Brasil Município por Município. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Retrieved 2015-05-27.
4. "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" [Ranking of HDI-M of Brazilian Municipalities] (PDF) (in Portuguese). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 2010. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
5. "Área territorial oficial" [Official Territorial Area] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2002-10-10. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
6. PARNA de Serra do Gandarela (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-12

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