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'''Sobrália''' is a small town in [[Brazil]] in the state of [[Minas Gerais]]. Its population in 2004 was |
'''Sobrália''' is a small town in [[Brazil]] in the state of [[Minas Gerais]]. Its population in 2004 was estimated to be 6,000 inhabitants. The name ''Sobrália'' came from a local [[Indigenous peoples in Brazil|Native American]] tribe referring to the flowers called [[sobralia]]. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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The first settlers arrived in the beginning of the |
The first settlers arrived in the beginning of the 20th century. The city was incorporated as a district of [[Tarumirim]] on December 31, 1943, by [[Minas Gerais|state law]] no. 1058. It became a municipality on December 30, 1962, by the signing of state law no. 2764. |
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Sobrália | |
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Country | Brazil |
Region | Southeast |
State | Minas Gerais |
Settled | 1900s |
Incorporated (district) | 1943 |
Incorporated (municipality) | 1962 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Wilson Ferreira Neto |
Area | |
• Total | 206,970 km2 (79,910 sq mi) |
Elevation | 270 m (890 ft) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 5,828 |
Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
HDI (2000) | 0.685 |
Sobrália is a small town in Brazil in the state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2004 was estimated to be 6,000 inhabitants. The name Sobrália came from a local Native American tribe referring to the flowers called sobralia.
History
The first settlers arrived in the beginning of the 20th century. The city was incorporated as a district of Tarumirim on December 31, 1943, by state law no. 1058. It became a municipality on December 30, 1962, by the signing of state law no. 2764.