Ribeirão das Neves (lit. Snowy Creek) is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte. Most residents commute to Belo Horizonte. The city's population in 2020 was 338,197.[3]
Ribeirão das Neves | |
|---|---|
 Center of Ribeirão das Neves | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: Neves | |
 Location in the state of Minas Gerais and Brazil | |
  Ribeirão das Neves Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 19°46′1″S 44°5′13″W / 19.76694°S 44.08694°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Government | |
| Area | |
• Total | 155.454 km2 (60.021 sq mi) |
| • Land | 155.454 km2 (60.021 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 857 m (2,812 ft) |
| Population (2021 est.[2]) | |
• Total | 341.415 |
| • Density | 2.195/km2 (5.69/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| CEP postal code | 33805-000 |
| Website | ribeiraodasneves.mg.gov.br |
Geography
editRibeirão das Neves is located on the northwest of Belo Horizonte. Federal Highway 135 passes through it. Its average elevation is 857 meters above the sea level.[4]
Climate
editRibeirão das Neves has a Tropical Savanna Climate (Aw). It receives the most precipitation in December, with 265.5 mm of average rainfall; and the least precipitation in July, with 5 mm of average rainfall.
| Climate data for Ribeirão das Neves | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (80) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
20 (68) |
19 (66) |
18 (64) |
20 (68) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (71) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19 (66) |
20 (68) |
19 (66) |
18 (64) |
15 (59) |
13 (55) |
13 (55) |
14 (57) |
16 (61) |
18 (64) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
17 (62) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 227.0 (8.94) |
246.5 (9.70) |
125.9 (4.96) |
46.1 (1.81) |
18.6 (0.73) |
10.1 (0.40) |
5.0 (0.20) |
9.5 (0.37) |
34.3 (1.35) |
84.0 (3.31) |
179.0 (7.05) |
265.5 (10.45) |
1,251.5 (49.27) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) | 18.7 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 10.7 | 17.3 | 21.1 | 113.6 |
| Mean daily daylight hours | 13.2 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 12.1 |
| Source: Weatherspark.com[5] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics" (in Portuguese). 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
2018 Area Total
- ^ IBGE 2021
- ^ "Minas Gerais obtém o melhor saldo positivo do país na oferta de vagas de trabalho". 9 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ "Ribeirão das Neves topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ "Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Ribeirão das Neves, Brazil". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
External links
edit
Media related to Ribeirão das Neves at Wikimedia Commons
 | This geographical article relating to Minas Gerais is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |