Araxá
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Araxá () is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is located approximately 370 kilometers (230 miles) northwest of the state capital Belo Horizonte, with an area of , and designated as the urban perimeter. As of 2022, the population is 111,691.
Key facts
- Settlement.population_total
- 111,691
- Settlement.name
- Araxá
- Settlement.official_name
- Municipality of Araxá
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_flag
- Araxámgbandeira.jpg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Araxámgbrasao.png
- Settlement.image_map
- MinasGerais_Municip_Araxa.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Araxá
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Brazil
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Araxá
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- State
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Robson Magela (CIDADANIA) (2025-2028)
- Settlement.established_title
- Foundation
- Settlement.established_date
- October 20, 1791
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 1165.169
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Demonym
- araxaense
- Population
- 69911
- Area
- 1164.358
- Elevation
- 973
- Official website
- www.araxa.mg.gov.br
- Image
- Cristo-redentor-araxá-brazil-minas-7069248.jpg
- Dialing code
- 34
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- Commons category
- Araxá
- Human Development Index
- 0.772
- postal code
- 38180-000 a 38184-999
- inception
- 1865-12-19
- electorate
- 78273
via Wikidata · CC0
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13 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Ethnic composition
- Transport
- Distances to other cities
- Economic activities
- Health and education
- See also
- References
- External links
Araxá () is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is located approximately 370 kilometers (230 miles) northwest of the state capital Belo Horizonte, with an area of , and designated as the urban perimeter. As of 2022, the population is 111,691.
It serves as the main city of the Immediate Geographic Region of Araxá, which includes 8 municipalities and as of 2017, spans an area of 9,473.902 square kilometers (3,659.27 square miles) with a population of 176,736 inhabitants.
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