Coronel Xavier Chaves

Coronel Xavier Chaves
Municipality of Coronel Xavier Chaves
Chapel of Nossa Senhora do Rosário, built in 1717
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Minas Gerais
Founded30 December 1962
Government
 • MayorFúvio Olímpio de Oliveira Pinto (PSDB)
Area
 • Total
140.954 km2 (54.423 sq mi)
 [1]
Elevation972 m (3,189 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
3,488
 • 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. ^ a b c "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{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  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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