Araguari

Araguari
Municipality of Araguari
Flag of Araguari
Official seal of Araguari
Nickname: 
Cidade Sorriso
Location in Minas Gerais
Location in Minas Gerais
Araguari is located in Brazil
Araguari
Araguari
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 18°38′56″S 48°11′13″W / 18.64889°S 48.18694°W / -18.64889; -48.18694
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Minas Gerais
Founded1888
Government
 • MayorRenato Carvalho Fernandes[1]
Area
 • Total2,730.632 km2 (1,054.3 sq mi)
Elevation
1,013 m (3,323 ft)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total117,825
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)0.773 – high[3]
Websitewww.araguari.mg.gov.br

Araguari is a municipality in western Minas Gerais state, Brazil. It is in the northern Triângulo Mineiro region, on the Jordão River, a tributary of the Paranaíba River, at an elevation between 940 and 1,087 metres (3,084 and 3,566 ft). The municipality of Araguari has an area of 2,774 km2 (1,071 sq mi), with 54 km2 (21 sq mi) in the urban zone and 2,675 km2 (1,033 sq mi) in the rural zone. The population in 2020 was 117,825, making it the third-most important city in the Triângulo Mineiro, after Uberlândia and Uberaba. Araguari has also been one of the fastest-growing cities in Brazil, growing more than the rest of the country in proportion.

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