Barbacena

Barbacena

Infobox City
official_name = Barbacena
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image_caption = Barbacena; image by Pedro Wilson Ayres Pinto


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map_caption = Location in Minas Gerais
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = Region
subdivision_type2 = State
subdivision_name = Brazil
subdivision_name1 = Southeast
subdivision_name2 = Minas Gerais
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Martim Francisco Borges de Andrada
established_title = Founded
established_date = 1791
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 788
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population_as_of = 2006
population_note =
population_footnotes =cite web|url = http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2006/POP_2006_DOU.pdf | title = Estimativas das Populações Residentes, em 01.07.2006, Segundo os Municípios | language = in Portuguese | publisher = IBGE | accessdate = 2006-09-01]
population_total = 124601
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population_density_km2 = 158
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timezone = UTC-3
utc_offset = -3
timezone_DST = UTC-2
utc_offset_DST = -2
latd= 21
latm= 13
lats= 33
latNS= S
longd= 43
longm= 46
longs= 26
longEW= W
elevation_m = 1160
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footnotes = Barbacena is a city and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. As of 2006, the municipality had 124,601 inhabitants. The total area of the municipality is 788km².

It is in the foothills of the Serra da Mantiqueira south of the state capital Belo Horizonte at an elevation of 1,136 meters, making it one of the ten highest cities in Brazil. Located on the important BR-040 highway (also called Rodovia JK), which links Brasília to Rio de Janeiro, it is 165 km from the state capital and 97 km from Juiz de Fora.

Barbacena has a humid tropical climate with cool summers due to the elevation. Summer averages are 24º and winter averages 13º. The cool climate and abundant rainfall have made Barbacena a center for flower production — the city is the biggest producer of flowers in Minas Gerais, and is nicknamed "City of Roses". Cattle raising and the dairy industry are quite developed and the city is a big producer of milk products; there are also several small textile factories.

In the 19th century, Barbacena was a principal distribution center for the mining districts of Minas Gerais, but this distinction was lost when the railways were extended beyond that point.

Barbacena is also the home of the Preparatory School of Air Cadets (EPCAR from the Brazilian Air Force.

Barbacena was a station on the Estrada de Ferro Oeste de Minas, a narrow gauge railway.

References

*1911

External links

* [http://www.barbacenaonline.com.br/ Barbacena Online]
* [http://www.vtn.com.br/cidades/cidadeshistoricasminas/barbacena/barbacena.htm Cidades históricas de Minas Gerais]
* [http://www.claytonet.net/ Barbacena Computer Tecnic Suporte Center]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&om=1&msid=109694998792948806988.00000112685e509c8b123&t=h&ll=-21.221861,-43.773136&spn=0.07521,0.1157&z=13 City map by claytonet.net]
* [http://www.tvbq.com.br/ TV Barbacena]


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