Uberaba
Uberaba | |
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| Municipality of Uberaba | |
From the top, left to right: Parque Ecológico Mata do Ipê (Mata do Ipê Ecological Park), The Japanese Clock at the former bus station, Archdiocese of Uberaba, Partial view of downtown, Museum of Sacred Art/Igreja de Santa Rita (Santa Rita Church), The city's first medical school (Now UFTM Campus Manoel Terra), and the old railway station of Peirópolis. | |
| Motto(s): Indefesse pro Brasilia! (Latin) Unflagging for Brazil! | |
Location in Minas Gerais | |
| Coordinates: 19°44′52″S 47°55′55″W / 19.74778°S 47.93194°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Founded | 2 March 1820 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Elisa Gonçalves de Araujo (2021) (SD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,529.7 km2 (1,748.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 823 m (2,700 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 340,277 |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−2 (BRST) |
| Postal Code | 38000-000 |
| Area code | +55 34 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.772 – high |
| Website | www |
Uberaba (Portuguese pronunciation: [ubeˈɾabɐ]) is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Highlands at an elevation of 823 metres (2,700 ft) above sea level on the Uberaba River, and is situated 418 kilometres (260 mi) from the state capital, Belo Horizonte. The city was granted its status in 1856 and derives its name from the Tupi language, meaning "bright water". As of 2021, the population was 340,277 inhabitants.