Araxá
Sign in to saveAraxá () 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
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- Municipality
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- Araxámgbandeira.jpg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Araxámgbrasao.png
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- MinasGerais_Municip_Araxa.svg
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- Location of Araxá
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- Brazil
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- Location of Araxá
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- Country
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- Region
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- 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
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- Toponymy
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- Demographics
- Ethnic composition
- Transport
- Distances to other cities
- Economic activities
- Health and education
- See also
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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.
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.