Caxambu | ||
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Municipality | ||
Centre of Caxambu
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Nickname(s): Cidade das Águas | ||
Motto: Medicina entre flores | ||
Location in Brazil |
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Coordinates: 21°58′37″S 44°55′58″W / 21.97694°S 44.93278°W | ||
Country | Brazil | |
Region | Southeast | |
State | Minas Gerais | |
Founded | 16 September 1901 | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Ojandir Ubirajara Belini (PP) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 100.203 km2 (38.689 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 895 m (2,936 ft) | |
Population | 21,719 | |
Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
Caxambu is a Brazilian municipality in Minas Gerais. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 21,719.
Caxambu is renowned for its spa which has twelve sources of mineral water flowing 24 hours a day and a cold-water geyser.
Caxambu pavilion
Mineral waters
Coordinates: 21°59′S 44°55′W / 21.983°S 44.917°W