Uberaba
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| 'Município de Uberaba Municipality of Uberaba |
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Top left:Mata do Ipe Ecological Park, Top middle:Manhattan Flat Service Foundation in Frei Fugenio Square, Top right:Sao Domingos Church, Middle left:Areal View in Centro area, Middle right:Acacias Park (Parque das Acacias), Bottom:Panorama view of Downtown Uberaba, from Jacaranda Zoological Park in Joao Luiz Alvarenza Street
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| Nickname(s): Capital do Zebu Princesa Maravilhosa Ura Cidade das Sete Colinas |
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 Location of Uberaba in the state of Minas Gerais |
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 Uberaba
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| Coordinates: 19°44′52″S 47°55′55″W / 19.74778°S 47.93194°WCoordinates: 19°44′52″S 47°55′55″W / 19.74778°S 47.93194°W | |||
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 Brazil
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 Minas Gerais
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| Founded | 2 March 1809 | ||
| Founded by | Antônio Eustáquio da Silva e Oliveira | ||
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| • Mayor | Paulo Piau (PMDB) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 4,529.7 km2 (1,748.9 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 823 m (2,700 ft) | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • Total | 322,126 | ||
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC−3) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | BRST (UTC−2) | ||
| Postal Code | 38000-000 | ||
| Area code(s) | +55 34 | ||
Uberaba is a municipality in the west of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. Its population is 302,623 (2012) with an area of 4529.7 km², giving a density of 60.71 people per km². It is located on a plateau at an elevation of 823 meters and is in the Uberaba River floodplain. It became a city in 1856.
Uberaba is also a statistical micro-region including 07 municipalities: Água Comprida, Campo Florido, Conceição das Alagoas, Conquista, Delta, Uberaba, and Veríssimo. In 2007 the population was 370,645 inhabitants in a total area of 9,392.60 km². The population density was 30.62 inhab/km² (2000).
The town was founded in 1809 by the sergeant ("sargento-mor") Antônio Eustáquio da Silva e Oliveira. The name was taken from the Brazilian native language, Tupi and means "bright water". It was classified as indigenous territory in February 1811 and then as a freguesia on March 2, 1809 with the name of Santo Antônio e São Sebastião do Uberaba. Uberaba became a city on February 22, 1836.
The region known as Triângulo Mineiro, where Uberaba is located, was part of Goiás until 1816, when it became part of Minas Gerais.
The district of Peirópolis, located 19 km from the city's center, is an important Cretaceous paleontological site, first studied by the Brazilian paleontologist Llewellyn Price.
The city is also famous in Brazil for having been the home of Chico Xavier, a respected and popular medium.
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