Sonora (Mato Grosso do Sul)
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Coordinates: 17 ° 35 ′ S , 54 ° 45 ′ W Sonora on the map of Mato Grosso do Sul
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| Basic data | ||
| Country | Brazil | |
| State | Mato Grosso do Sul | |
| City foundation | 3rd June 1988 | |
| Residents | 15,239 (2010) | |
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| Detailed data | ||
| surface | 4075 km 2 | |
| Population density | 4 people / km 2 | |
| height | 442 m | |
| City structure | 2 Sonora (registered office), Porto Badeco | |
| Waters | Rio Correntesl and Rio Piquiri | |
| Time zone | UTC −4 | |
| City Presidency | Yuri Peixoto Barbosa Valeis (PR) (2013-2016) | |
| City patron | Nossa Senhora Aparecida | |
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| Mesoregion Central-North | ||
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Sonora , officially Município de Sonora , is a city in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul in the Mesoregion Central-Nord in the microregion Alto Taquari .
geography
location
The city is 363 km from the capital of the state ( Campo Grande ) and 925 km from the state capital ( Brasília ). Neighboring cities are Itiquira in the north, Pedro Gomes and Coxim in the south, Alto Araguaia in the east and Corumbá and Coxim in the west.
Waters
The city is under the influence of the Rio Paraná , which is part of the river system of the Río de la Plata . The main rivers are:
- Rio Correntes : left tributary of the Rio Itiquira . It is 240 km long.
- Rio Piquiri : left tributary of the Rio Correntes, which rises in Sonora
vegetation
The area is part of the Cerrados (savannah of central Brazil).
climate
The city has a tropical climate (AW). The average temperature is between 20 ° C and 24 ° C. Between 1,000 and 1,500 mm of precipitation falls annually.
traffic
The BR-163 federal road runs through the city. The state road MS-213 joins it further south .
economy
Main branches of business are agriculture and tourism.
Average Income and HDI
The median income in 2011 was 21,856 real and the human development index (HDI) was 0.681.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ IBGE : Cidades @: Sonora. Retrieved June 27, 2015 (Portuguese).
- ↑ Website of the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística , accessed on June 28, 2015
