Uberaba

Uberaba
Municipality of Uberaba
From the top, left to right: Parque Ecológico Mata do Ipê (Mata do Ipê Ecological Park), The Japanese Clock at the former bus station, Archdiocese of Uberaba, Partial view of downtown, Museum of Sacred Art/Igreja de Santa Rita (Santa Rita Church), The city's first medical school (Now UFTM Campus Manoel Terra), and the old railway station of Peirópolis.
Flag
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Indefesse pro Brasilia! (Latin)
Unflagging for Brazil!
Location in Minas Gerais
Location in Minas Gerais
Uberaba is located in Brazil
Uberaba
Uberaba
Localization of Uberaba in Brazil
Coordinates: 19°44′52″S 47°55′55″W / 19.74778°S 47.93194°W / -19.74778; -47.93194
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Minas Gerais
Founded2 March 1820
Government
 • MayorElisa Gonçalves de Araujo (2021) (SD)
Area
 • Total4,529.7 km2 (1,748.9 sq mi)
Elevation
823 m (2,700 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total340,277
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−2 (BRST)
Postal Code
38000-000
Area code+55 34
HDI (2010)0.772 – high[2]
Websitewww.uberaba.mg.gov.br

Uberaba (Portuguese pronunciation: [ubeˈɾabɐ]) is a city in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Highlands at an elevation of 823 metres (2,700 ft) above sea level on the Uberaba River, and is situated 418 kilometres (260 mi) from the state capital, Belo Horizonte.[3] The city was granted its status in 1856 and derives its name from the Tupi language, meaning 'bright water'.[4] As of 2021, the population was 340,277 inhabitants.

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Uberaba | Brazil | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  4. ^ giftnily.com (7 March 2022). "There is tupi in Portuguese spoken in Brazil". Giftnily. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2022.