Bocaiúva

Also known as Bocaiuva

Bocaiuva is a Brazilian municipality located in the northwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 50,256 people living in a total area of 3,232 km2. The city belongs to the mesoregion of North of Minas and to the microregion of Bocaiuva. It became a municipality in 1890.

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The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 2 mapped points.

It is catalogued under the topic Municipalities in Minas Gerais.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Bocaiúva
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Settlement.image_skyline: File:PracaBocaiuva.JPG
Settlement.image_alt: Plaza in front of the municipal hospital
Settlement.image_caption: Plaza in front of the municipal hospital
Settlement.image_flag: File:BandeiraBocaiuvaMG.jpg
Settlement.flag_alt: Flag of Bocaiúva
Settlement.image_shield: File:Brasao bocaiuva mg.jpg
Settlement.shield_alt: Coat of arms of Bocaiúva
Settlement.etymology: Derived either from the indigenous name for the species of palm trees Acrocomia aculeata or from the abolitionist and journalist Quintino Antonio Ferreira de Souza Bocaiúva
Settlement.motto: Portuguese: A paz é o nosso lema eternoEnglish: Peace is our eternal motto
Settlement.image_map: File:MinasGerais Municip Bocaiuva.svg
Settlement.map_alt: Location of Bocaiúva in Minas Gerais
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Bocaiúva in Minas Gerais
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil#South America
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region