Mariana | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Official Name: | Municipality of Mariana |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Name1: | Southeast |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Duarte Eustáquio Júnior (PPS)[1] |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | July 16, 1696 |
Area Total Km2: | 1194.208 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 61,830 |
Population Density Km2: | 45.40 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Demonym: | Marianense[3] |
Timezone: | BRT |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Coordinates: | -20.3783°N -43.3997°W |
Elevation M: | 899 |
Postal Code Type: | CEP postal code |
Postal Code: | 35420-000 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | +55 31 |
Blank Name: | HDI (2010) |
Blank Info: | 0.742 – high[4] |
Mariana is the oldest city in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is a tourist city, founded on July 16, 1696, and retains the characteristics of a baroque city, with its churches, buildings and museums. It was the first capital of Minas Gerais.
Other historical cities in Minas Gerais are Ouro Preto, São João del-Rei, Diamantina, Tiradentes, Congonhas and Sabará.
It has an area of .[5]
The municipality contains a very small part of the of Serra do Gandarela National Park, created in 2014.
In 2015, it suffered a major dam disaster.