Caxambu (Minas Gerais)
| Município de Caxambu "Cidade das Águas"
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| Coordinates | 21 ° 59 ′ S , 44 ° 56 ′ W | ||
 Location of Caxambu in the state of Minas Gerais
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Motto “Medicina entre flores” Medicine between flowers |
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| founding | 16th September 1901 (age 118) | ||
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| Country | Brazil | ||
| State | Minas Gerais | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | BR-MG | ||
| Mesoregion | Sul e Sudoeste de Minas (1989 to 2017) | ||
| Microregion | São Lourenço (1989 to 2017) | ||
| height | 895 m | ||
| climate | tropical, temperate, cwb | ||
| surface | 100.5 km² | ||
| Residents | 21,705 (2010) | ||
| density | 216 Ew. / km² | ||
| estimate | 21,656 Ew. (July 1, 2019) | ||
| Parish code | IBGE : 3115508 | ||
| Post Code | 37440-000 to 37442-999 | ||
| Telephone code | (+55) 35 | ||
| Time zone | UTC −3 | ||
| Website | www.caxambu.mg.gov.br (Brazilian Portuguese) | ||
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| City Prefect | Diogo Curi Hauegen (2017-2020) | ||
| Political party | PSDB | ||
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| Patron saint | Mary as Our Lady of Remedies (Nossa Senhora dos Remédios) | ||
| economy | |||
| GDP | 310,109 thousand R $ 13,957 R $ per person (2016) |
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| HDI | 0.743 (high) (2010) | ||
 Mineral bath in the water park
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Caxambu , officially Portuguese Município de Caxambu , is a city in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil . It had 21,705 inhabitants (as of 2010), who are called Caxambuenser, estimated at 21,656 inhabitants on July 1, 2019, and was founded in 1901 as Vila de Caxambu. It is located in the Mantiqueria Mountains at an altitude of 900 meters above sea level. It ranks 163rd out of the state's 853 municipalities. The community area is around 100.5 km². The capital Belo Horizonte is 384 km away.
origin of the name
The name Caxambu comes from the language of the Tupi and means "water with bubbles".
geography
Surrounding places are Baependi , Pouso Alto , Soledade de Minas and Conceição do Rio Verde .
history
On November 16, 1844, the Freguesia de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios de Caxambu was founded in the area of Baependi . From this the independent municipality of Vila de Caxambu with municipal town status was spun off. In 1956 the district of the same name was established.
Medicinal springs
The city is known for its medicinal water springs and mineral baths, from which its nickname city of water is derived. The mineral water is sold throughout Brazil and as far as Florida . The mineral water park of Caxambu ( Parque das Águas de Caxambu ) is one of the largest in the world. Of the twelve mineral water fountains with medicinal properties, eleven supply water containing gas. The cold water geyser Gêiser Floriano de Lemos is also located here .
Together with other cities in the region, it forms the Circuito das Águas (Street of Waters), a touristic circular route.
sons and daughters of the town
- José Linhares (1886–1957), President of Brazil from 1945 to 1946
- Ivon Curi (1928–1995), singer, composer and actor
Web links
- City Prefecture website , Prefeitura Municipal (Brazilian Portuguese)
- City Council website , Câmara Municipal (Brazilian Portuguese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Climate Caxambu: Weather, average temperature, weather forecast for Caxambu. In: de.climate-data.org. Retrieved October 1, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c Cidades Minas Gerais: Caxambu - Panorama. IBGE , accessed October 1, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ^ Diogo Curi 45 (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. 556.
- ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE): Cidades Minas Gerais: Caxambu - Histórico. Retrieved July 25, 2015 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ Gêiser Floriano de Lemos, Parque das Águas Caxambu MG. In: com.br. Descubra Caxambu, accessed October 1, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ Circuito das Águas de Minas Gerais: Caxambu - MG. In: com.br. Associação Circuito Turístico das Águas, accessed October 1, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).