Aquidauana
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Coordinates: 20 ° 28 ′ S , 55 ° 47 ′ W Aquidauana on the map of Mato Grosso do Sul
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| Basic data | ||
| Country | Brazil | |
| State | Mato Grosso do Sul | |
| City foundation | August 15, 1892 | |
| Residents | 45,614 (2010) | |
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| Detailed data | ||
| surface | 16,957.751 km 2 | |
| Population density | 3 people / km 2 | |
| height | 149 m | |
| City structure | 5 districts: Aquidauana (headquarters), Camisão, Cipotânea, Piraputanga, Taunay | |
| Waters | Rio Aquidauana | |
| Post Code | 79200 | |
| prefix | +55 67 2412-050 | |
| Time zone | UTC −4 | |
| City Presidency | interim : Zé Henrique Trindade ( PDT ) | |
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| IBGE municipality code: 500110 | ||
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Aquidauana , officially Município de Aquidauana , is a medium- sized town in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul , which lies on the southern edge of the South Pantanal . It shares the name with the river Rio Aquidauana flowing through it .
According to the 2010 census, the municipality has 45,614 inhabitants, who are called Aquidauanese. It ranks 9th among the municipalities in Mato Grosso do Sul in terms of population. The number of inhabitants was calculated according to the estimate of the IBGE from July 1, 2013 to 46,830 inhabitants. The area is 16,957.751 km²; the population density is 2.7 people per km².
geography
location
The city is located near the Serra Piraputanga , about 50 km from the border of the Pantanal. The BR-262 federal road , which connects the capital Campo Grande with Corumbá , passes the city at a distance of 4 km. The place is 139 km from the capital, Campo Grande. The railway line between São Paulo and Corumbá also runs through here.
climate
Aquidauana has a subtropical climate. The mean annual temperature is 27 ° C. The rainy season is between October and April. During this time it can get over 40 ° C. The dry season is between July and the end of September. The daytime temperature then goes back to 15 ° C.
history
The area has been recorded on maps as Aquidauana since the 17th century. The first settlers were soldiers who settled there between the Rio Aquidauana and the Rio Negro during the Triple Alliance War . Aquidauana was founded on August 15, 1892 by a committee of local farmers who needed a river port to ship their cattle. The first school was built in 1894. Aquidauana received city rights on December 18, 1906. In 1910, it also became a comarca .
In the period between 1914 and 1917, the city was economically the most important city in southern Mato Grosso . In 1928, Aqidauana was the first community in Mato Grosso to be electrified and had the first widescreen cinema. In the following years the most important industrial companies were relocated to Três Lagoas and the city lost more and more of its importance. Today the main line of business is extensive cattle breeding on the pastures of the Pantanal. In 1977 the city was incorporated into the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, previously it belonged to the state of Mato Grosso.
City administration
The executive rests with the city prefect. After the local elections in 2012 for the 2013 to 2016 term of office, Fauzi Suleiman was first elected by the Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro (PMDB), but by decision of the electoral court in 2013 he was replaced by the interim mayor Zé Henrique Trindade of the Partido Democrático Trabalhista (PDT).
The legislature lies with the Câmara Municipal, the city council. The place is also the seat of the district of the same name. Other districts from 1968 onwards are Camisão, Cipotânea, Piraputanga and Taunay.
With communities Anastácio , Dois Irmãos do Buriti and Miranda it forms the micro-region Aquidauana , which in turn forms the micro-region of Baixo Pantanal the mesoregion Pantanais Sul Mato Gros Senses , one of the four mesoregions in Mato Grosso do Sul.
Attractions
The city is called "Cidade Natureza" (City of Nature) because there is a rich fauna in the vicinity with Jabiru giant storks, hyacinth macaws and herons . Tourist attractions include rivers rich in fish, indigenous villages and historical buildings.
- Cathedral (Praça Nossa Senhora da Imaculada Conceição). The church was built in 1930 in neo-Gothic style. Its appearance is inspired by the Notre-Dame cathedral . The cathedral's stained glass windows are particularly worth seeing.
- Friendship Bridge: known as the "Old Bridge". The bridge first connected the city with Anastácio on the other side of the Rio Aquidauana in 1926 . It looks like a railway bridge and is still in use today, although it only has one track.
traffic
Aquidauana is an important station on the Trem do Pantanal (Pantanal train) of the Serra Verde Express railway company , which connects the city with the capital Campo Grande . Today the train is mainly used for tourism and only runs on weekends.
sons and daughters of the town
Web links
- City Prefecture website (Portuguese)
- Câmara Municipal website (Portuguese)
- Aquidauana in the Pantanal portal
- Aquidauna in the English-language Pantanal portal
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b IBGE : Cidades @: Aquidauana. Retrieved July 24, 2014 (Portuguese).
- ↑ IBGE: Cidades @: Aquidauana: Histórico . Retrieved July 24, 2014 (Portuguese).
- ↑ Eleições 2012: Fauzi Suleiman 15 on the website eleicoes2012.info . Retrieved July 24, 2014 (Portuguese).
- ^ TRE confirma: Zé Henrique Trindade (PDT), 53 anos, é prefeito de Aquidauana. In: Pantanal News of September 9, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2014 (Portuguese).
- ↑ Web presence of the Pantalexpress ( memento of August 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on July 30, 2014
