Iguatemi
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Coordinates: 23 ° 41 ′ S , 54 ° 34 ′ W Iguatemi on the map of Mato Grosso do Sul
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| Country | Brazil | |
| State | Mato Grosso do Sul | |
| City foundation | May 8, 1965 | |
| Residents | 14,972 (2010) | |
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| surface | 2947 km 2 | |
| Population density | 508 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| height | 342 m | |
| City structure | 1 | |
| Time zone | UTC −4 | |
| City Presidency | José Roberto Felippe Arcoverde (Zé Roberto) (PSDB) (2013-2016) | |
| City patron | Nossa Senhora da Imaculada Conceição | |
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| Mesoregion southwest | ||
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Iguatemi , officially Município de Iguatemi , is a city in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul in the south-west mesoregion in the Iguatemi microregion .
history
origin of the name
Originally the municipality was called Vila Sacarón. The current name is derived from the Rio Iguatemi river that flows through the city. "Iguatemi" is a Tupi term that means "river of the haughty canoe".
geography
location
The city is located 461 km from the capital of the state ( Campo Grande ) and 1415 km from the state capital ( Brasília ). The city is bordered by Juti and Naviraí to the north, Itaquiraí and Eldorado to the east, Amambai and Tacuru to the west, and Japorã to the south .
climate
The climate is temperate but warm. Iguatemi has high rainfall all year round (the annual total is 1584 mm on average). Even the driest month is still relatively humid. The annual average temperature is 21.8 ° C. The warmest month is January. Average temperatures of 25.5 ° C are then reached. June has the lowest temperature of the year with an average of 17.2 ° C.
Waters
The city is under the influence of the Río Paraguay and the Rio Paraná , which belong to the river system of the Río de la Plata . Rivers that run through the urban area: Rio Iguatemi , Rio Jogui (tributary of the Rio Iguatemi), Rio Maracai and Rio Amambai (right tributary of the Rio Paraná, 340 km long, 90 km of which are navigable).
vegetation
The area is part of the Cerrados (savannah of central Brazil).
traffic
The state road MS-295 runs through the city.
Average Income and HDI
The median income in 2011 was 18,076 real and the human development index (HDI) was 0.662.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ IBGE : Cidades @: Iguatemi. Retrieved January 30, 2015 (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. 568.
- ↑ Website of the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística , accessed on January 30, 2015
