Miranda (Mato Grosso do Sul)
| Município de Miranda Portal do Pantanal
Miranda
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 Rio Miranda
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| Coordinates | 20 ° 14 ′ S , 56 ° 23 ′ W | ||
 Location of the municipality in Mato Grosso du Sul
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| founding | July 16, 1778, first settlement as Mondego (povoado) May 30, 1857 Vila de Miranda |
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| Country | Brazil | ||
| State | Mato Grosso do Sul | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | BR-MS | ||
| height | 125 m | ||
| Waters | Rio Miranda | ||
| climate | tropical, Aw | ||
| surface | 5,475.4 km² | ||
| Residents | 25,595 (2010) | ||
| density | 4.7 Ew. / km² | ||
| estimate | 27,795 (estimate July 1, 2018) | ||
| Parish code | IBGE : 5005608 | ||
| Post Code | 7938-000 | ||
| Time zone | UTC −4 | ||
| Website | miranda.ms.gov.br (Brazilian Portuguese) | ||
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| City Prefect | Marlene Bossay (2017-2020) | ||
| Political party | PMDB | ||
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| Patron saint | Nossa Senhora do Carmo | ||
Miranda , officially Portuguese Município de Miranda , is a city in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul . As of July 1, 2018, there were an estimated 27,795 inhabitants in Miranda, who are called Mirandenses ( mirandenses ). The area of the municipality is around 5475 km².
Miranda is a gateway to the Pantanal , Serra da Bodoquena and Bonito . Miranda is the second oldest city in the country.
history
In 1865 the place was destroyed by the Paraguayans in the Triple Alliance War .
climate
The place has a tropical climate . The average temperature is between 20 ° C and 24 ° C. In winter, between July and August, temperatures can drop to 10 ° C. During the rainy season the maximum is reached at 35 ° C. The amount of precipitation is between 1200 and 1700 mm per year.
traffic
Miranda is 202 km from the state capital Campo Grande and 1228 km from the federal capital Brasília .
Miranda is the terminus of the railway line Trem do Pantanal the railway company Serra Verde Express , connecting the city with the capital Campo Grande connects.
economy
The city's main industries are agriculture , ceramics , fishing, and ecotourism . There are four large fazendas and three Indian reservations in the Miranda area .
Web links
- City Prefecture website , Prefeitura Municipal (Brazilian Portuguese)
- City Council website , Câmara Municipal (Brazilian Portuguese)
- Miranda in the Pantanal portal
Individual evidence
- ^ Prefeitura Municipal de Miranda: História , accessed May 2, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ a b IBGE : Miranda - Panorama , accessed on May 2, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ Marlene 15 (Prefeita). In: com.br. Eleições 2016, accessed May 3, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ Pantanal portal , accessed on July 18, 2014.
- ↑ Pantanal portal , accessed on July 18, 2014.
- ^ Railway bridge at Miranda , accessed on July 24, 2014
