Baependi
| Município de Baependi "Terra de lindas paisagens"
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| Coordinates | 21 ° 58 ′ S , 44 ° 53 ′ W | ||
 Location of the municipality in the state of Minas Gerais
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| founding | 2nd May 1856 (age 164) | ||
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| Country | Brazil | ||
| State | Minas Gerais | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | BR-MG | ||
| height | 893 m | ||
| climate | tropical mountain climate, Cwb | ||
| surface | 750.6 km² | ||
| Residents | 18,307 (2010) | ||
| density | 24.4 Ew. / km² | ||
| estimate | 19,148 (July 1, 2019) | ||
| Parish code | IBGE : 3104908 | ||
| Post Code | 37443-000 to 37444-999 | ||
| Telephone code | (+55) 35 | ||
| Time zone | UTC −3 | ||
| Website | baependi.mg (Brazilian Portuguese) | ||
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| City Prefect | Hilton Luiz de Carvalho Rollo (2017-2020) | ||
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| Patron saint | Our Lady of Montserrat | ||
| economy | |||
| GDP | 270,478 thousand R $ 14,049 R $ per person (2016) |
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| HDI | 0.681 (medium high) (2010) | ||
Baependi , officially Portuguese Município de Baependi , is a small municipality ( town ) in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais . It is 330 km from the capital, Belo Horizonte . The population was estimated as of July 1, 2019 at 19,148 inhabitants , who are called baependianos in Portuguese and live on a community area of around 750.6 km². The population density is around 24 inhabitants per km². It ranks 1963 out of 853 municipalities in the state. The region is known for its numerous waterfalls.
Toponymy
The name is derived from the Rio Baependi , the origin comes from the Tupí languages and means, for example, river with the thing / river uncouth , but the etymology is also controversial.
geography
Surrounding places are Aiuruoca , Alagoa , Itamonte , Pouso Alto , Caxambu , Conceição do Rio Verde , Cruzília and São Tomé das Letras . The municipality has an area share of 39.88% in the Parque Estadual da Serra do Papagaio protected area .
climate
The place has a tropical, temperate climate, Cwb according to the Köppen and Geiger climate classification . The average temperature is 18.9 ° C. The average rainfall is 1462 mm per year, the southern winter is considerably drier than the southern summer.
history
First reports about the region come from the beginning of the 17th century. Older spellings are Bahependy and Baependy. The town received its city rights at the time of the province of Minas Gerais in the Brazilian Empire through Provincial Law No. 759 of May 2, 1856.
The non- hereditary honorary title Visconde de Baependi , awarded in 1824 and 1828, has the toponym in its name. The steamship Baependy is named after the place .
Web links
- City Prefecture Citizens Portal, Prefeitura Municipal (Brazilian Portuguese)
- City Council website , Câmara Municipal (Brazilian Portuguese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Climate Baependi: Weather, average temperature, weather forecast for Baependi. In: de.climate-data.org. Retrieved October 1, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c Baependi - Panorama. In: cidades.ibge.gov.br. IBGE , accessed October 1, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ Hitinho Rollo 12 (Prefeito). In: todapolitica.com. Eleições 2016, accessed October 1, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro: Dicionário de tupi antigo. A língua indígena clássica do Brasil. Global Editora, São Paulo 2013, ISBN 978-85-260-1933-1 , p. 546.
- ^ Parque Estadual da Serra do Papagaio. In: socioambiental.org. Instituto Socioambiental, accessed October 1, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ Baependi - História. In: cidades.ibge.gov.br. IBGE , accessed October 1, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).