Coronel Xavier Chaves
Municipality
Municipality of Coronel Xavier Chaves
Chapel of Nossa Senhora do Rosário, built in 1717
Chapel of Nossa Senhora do Rosário, built in 1717
Flag of Coronel Xavier Chaves
Flag
Official seal of Coronel Xavier Chaves
Seal
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Minas Gerais
Founded30 December 1962
Government
 • MayorFúvio Olímpio de Oliveira Pinto (PSDB)
Area
 • Total140.954 km2 (54.423 sq mi)
 [1]
Elevation
[2]
972 m (3,189 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total3,488
 • Density23.42/km2 (60.7/sq mi)
Demonymxavierense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code
36330-000 to 36334-999
HDI (2010)0.677 – medium[3]
Websitecoronelxavierchaves.mg.gov.br/prefeitura/

Coronel Xavier Chaves is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Campo das Vertentes and to the microregion of São João del-Rei. In 2021, the estimated population was 3,488.[1]

The municipality contains part of the Ritápolis National Forest.[4]

Geography

According to IBGE (2017), the municipality belongs to the Immediate Geographic Region of São João del-Rei, in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Barbacena.[5]

Ecclesiastical circumscription

The municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del-Rei.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "IBGE Coronel Xavier Chaves". IBGE. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Município de Coronel Xavier Chaves". cidade-Brasil. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ Unidade de Conservação: Floresta Nacional de Ritápolis (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-19
  5. ↑ "Divisões Regionais do Brasil | IBGE". www.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  6. ↑ Silveira, Lucas. "Diocese ganha novo mapa territorial após criação de novas foranias". Diocese de São João del Rei. Retrieved 2023-02-19.

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