Campina Verde
Campina Verde | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Praça Francisco Barcelos | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Minas Gerais | |
  Campina Verde Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 19°32′09″S 49°29′09″W / 19.53583°S 49.48583°W[1] | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Intermediate region | Uberlândia |
| Immediate region | Uberlândia[2] |
| Municipality created | 17 December 1938[3] |
| Districts | Campina Verde, Honorópolis[4] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Helder Paulo Carneiro (Solidarity) |
| • Term | 2025–2028 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,650.749 km2 (1,409.562 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[5] | |
• Total | 18,011 |
| 18,188 | |
| • Density | 4.9335/km2 (12.778/sq mi) |
| Demonym | campina-verdense |
| Socioeconomic indicators | |
| • HDI (2010) | 0.704 |
| • GDP per capita (2023) | R$37,625.23 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal code | 38270-000[7] |
| Area code | 34[7] |
| Website | campinaverde |
Campina Verde is a municipality in the Triângulo Mineiro of western Minas Gerais, Brazil. It belongs to the Immediate Geographic Region of Uberlândia and the Intermediate Geographic Region of Uberlândia.[2] The municipality covers 3,650.749 km2 (1,409.562 sq mi). Its population was 18,011 in the 2022 census and was estimated at 18,188 in 2025.[5]
The municipality was created on 17 December 1938.[3] It consists of the districts of Campina Verde and Honorópolis.[4] Its waterways drain toward the lower Grande River and the lower Paranaíba River.[8][9]
History
In 1830, João Batista Siqueira and his wife donated the Campo Belo, Perobas, and Fortaleza farms to the Congregation of the Mission. The congregation established a house at Campo Belo. Houses gathered near its church and formed the settlement that became Campina Verde.[10]
The district of Rio Verde had its seat transferred from Monjolinho to Campo Belo in 1911. It was renamed Campina Verde on 7 September 1923 and remained part of Prata.[10]
State Decree-Law No. 148 created the municipality on 17 December 1938. It joined the Campina Verde district, detached from Prata, with São Francisco de Sales, detached from Frutal, and the newly created district of Santa Rosa.[3][10]
Santa Rosa was renamed Camélia in 1943 and became the municipality of Iturama in 1948. São Francisco de Sales separated from Campina Verde in 1962. The same law created Honorópolis as a district of Campina Verde.[10][4]
Geography
Campina Verde covers 3,650.749 km2 (1,409.562 sq mi) in western Minas Gerais.[5] The municipality is divided into the districts of Campina Verde and Honorópolis.[4] Its municipal seat lies near the center of the territory, while Honorópolis occupies its own district farther west.[1]
Campina Verde spans two parts of the Paraná River basin. Some waterways drain toward the lower Grande River, while others flow toward the lower Paranaíba River.[8][9]
Notable people
- Elpídio Donizetti, jurist[11]
See also
References
- 1 2 Campina Verde: mapa municipal [Campina Verde: municipal map] (PDF) (Map) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- 1 2 As regiões geográficas intermediárias e imediatas: regiões e municípios [Intermediate and immediate geographic regions: regions and municipalities] (PDF) (Report) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Center for Studies, Research and Socioeconomic Projects, Federal University of Uberlândia. 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Decreto-Lei nº 148, de 17 de dezembro de 1938" [Decree-Law No. 148 of 17 December 1938] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais. 17 December 1938. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Lei nº 2.764, de 30 de dezembro de 1962" [Law No. 2,764 of 30 December 1962] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais. 30 December 1962. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Campina Verde". Cidades e Estados (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- ↑ "Campina Verde (MG): Dr Helder (SOLIDARIEDADE) vence Eleições 2024 e é eleito prefeito" [Campina Verde: Dr Helder of Solidarity wins the 2024 election and is elected mayor]. UOL (in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 October 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Diário Oficial do Município" [Municipal official gazette] (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Municipality of Campina Verde. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Bacia Hidrográfica dos Afluentes Mineiros do Baixo Rio Grande" [Hydrographic basin of the Minas Gerais tributaries of the lower Grande River] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Minas Gerais Institute of Water Management. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Comitê da Bacia Hidrográfica dos Afluentes Mineiros do Baixo Paranaíba" [Hydrographic Basin Committee for the Minas Gerais tributaries of the lower Paranaíba] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Minas Gerais Institute of Water Management. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Campina Verde". IBGE Library (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- ↑ "Desembargador Elpídio Donizetti" [Appellate judge Elpídio Donizetti] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Court of Justice of Minas Gerais. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
External links
- Official municipal website (in Portuguese)
- Municipal Chamber of Campina Verde (in Portuguese)
Media related to Campina Verde at Wikimedia Commons
