Três Lagoas ("Three Ponds") is a municipality in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. It is the third most populous city in that state.[2] Founded in 1915, colonization began in 1880 by Luís Correia Neves Filho, Antônio Trajano dos Santos e Protásio Garcia Leal. It is named for three lakes in the region.
Três Lagoas | |
|---|---|
 Lagoa Maior near the center of Três Lagoas | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Três Lagoas in Mato Grosso do Sul | |
  Três Lagoas Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 20°45′04″S 51°40′42″W / 20.75111°S 51.67833°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Central-West |
| State | Mato Grosso do Sul |
| Mesoregion | East of Mato Grosso do Sul |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Angelo Guerreiro |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,940.701 sq mi (10,206.370 km2) |
| Population (2022[1]) | |
| • Total | 132,152 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AMT) |
The city itself has a population of 123,281 according to 2020 estimates.[3] The city has a reasonable income distribution and does not have pockets of poverty.
Culturally different, very close to southern cultures, such as Gaucho and Catarinense. Large festivals are held here as well as rodeos.
The city is served by Plínio Alarcom Airport.
Demographics
edit| Demographic evolution | |
|---|---|
| 1940 | 15.378 |
| 1950 | 18.803 |
| 1960 | 31.690 |
| 1970 | 55.513 |
| 1980 | 57.904 |
| 1991 | 68.162 |
| 1996 | 74.797 |
| 2000 | 78.900 |
| 2004 | 84.650 |
| 2005 | 85.886 |
| 2006 | 87.113 |
| 2009 | 89.493 |
| 2010 | 101.722 |
| 2012 | 105.224 |
| 2014 | 111.652 |
| 2015 | 113.619 |
| 2020 | 123.281 |
Notable people
edit- José Luíz Barbosa — brazilian former middle distance runner
Climate
edit| Climate data for Três Lagoas (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.9 (91.2) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.8 (91.0) |
31.8 (89.2) |
28.6 (83.5) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.3 (82.9) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.1 (88.0) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31.3 (88.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.0 (80.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
25.0 (77.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.5 (72.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
14.7 (58.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
18.1 (64.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 241.3 (9.50) |
167.1 (6.58) |
147.1 (5.79) |
78.4 (3.09) |
65.7 (2.59) |
34.6 (1.36) |
17.7 (0.70) |
28.5 (1.12) |
64.3 (2.53) |
111.4 (4.39) |
147.0 (5.79) |
191.3 (7.53) |
1,294.4 (50.96) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 15 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 87 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 186.3 | 196.4 | 210.2 | 219.4 | 215.8 | 191.0 | 224.6 | 224.8 | 184.7 | 204.5 | 211.5 | 201.2 | 2,470.4 |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[4] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ IBGE 2022
- ^ "News Journal Hojems". Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- ^ "Estimativa populacional 2015". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 1 July 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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