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Guiratinga

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Also known as Guiratinga Municipality

Guiratinga (also known as Princess Eastern and initially as Lageado) is a city in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, distant about 320 miles from the capital Cuiabá. Like many cities in the region, its foundation is directly linked to mining activity that began in the 1920s.

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Guiratinga
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Guiratinga
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Municipality
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Flag of Guiratinga.png
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Per Aspera Ad Astra - If Reaches For Rough Paths of Glory
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MatoGrosso Municip Guiratinga.svg
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250px
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Location of Guiratinga
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Brazil
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Country
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Brazil
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Region
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Central-West
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State
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22px Mato Grosso
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Mesoregion
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Sudeste Mato-Grossense (IBGE/2008 )
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Microregion

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Wikidata facts

Demonym
guiratinguense
Population
14798
Area
5358.322
Elevation
459
Official website
guiratinga.mt.gov.br
Image
Guiratinga - State of Mato Grosso, Brazil - panoramio.jpg
Dialing code
66
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Commons category
Guiratinga
Human Development Index
0.761
electorate
7419
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Article

12 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Foundation of the City
  • Political Aspects
  • Ordinance Establishing Its Own City
  • Law Decree Changing Name Of City
  • Location
  • Distances from
  • Diocese of Guiratinga
  • Brief history
  • References
  • External links

Guiratinga (also known as Princess Eastern and initially as Lageado) is a city in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, distant about 320 miles from the capital Cuiabá. Like many cities in the region, its foundation is directly linked to mining activity that began in the 1920s.

== Etymology == It originates from the Tupi "Guira / gyra," which means, bird, bird or heron + "tinga", relating to the color white, white, clear, white heron.

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