Diamantina, Minas Gerais

Diamantina
Municipality of Diamantina
Flag of Diamantina
Official seal of Diamantina
Location in Minas Gerais
Location in Minas Gerais
Country Brazil
State Minas Gerais
RegionSoutheast
Intermediate RegionTeófilo Otoni
Immediate RegionDiamantina
Founded6 March 1831
Government
 • MayorJuscelino Brasiliano Roque (DEM)
Area
 • Total3 869 km2 (1,493 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total47,825
 • Density12.3/km2 (32/sq mi)
DemonymDiamantinense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code
39100-000
Area code
+55 38
HDI (2010)0.716 – high[2]
Websitediamantina.mg.gov.br
Official nameHistoric Centre of the Town of Diamantina
TypeCultural
Criteria(ii); (iv)
Designated1999
Reference no.890
RegionSouth America

Diamantina (Portuguese pronunciation: [dʒiamɐ̃ˈtʃinɐ]) is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. Its estimated population in 2020 was 47,825 in a total area of 3,870 km2.[3]

Arraial do Tijuco (as Diamantina was first called) was built during the colonial era in the early 18th century. As its name suggests, Diamantina was a center of diamond mining in the 18th and 19th centuries. A well-preserved example of Brazilian Baroque architecture, Diamantina is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Other historical cities in Minas Gerais are Ouro Preto, São João del-Rei, Mariana, Tiradentes, Congonhas and Sabará.

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ IBGE 2020

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