Três Lagoas

Municipality in Central-West, Brazil
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Official seal of Três Lagoas
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Três Lagoas in Mato Grosso do Sul
Três Lagoas in Mato Grosso do Sul
20°45′04″S 51°40′42″W / 20.75111°S 51.67833°W / -20.75111; -51.67833Country BrazilRegionCentral-WestStateMato Grosso do SulMesoregionEast of Mato Grosso do SulGovernment
 • MayorAngelo GuerreiroArea
 • Total3,940.701 sq mi (10,206.370 km2)Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total123,281Time zoneUTC−4 (AMT)

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.

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

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

See also

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "News Journal Hojems". Retrieved 16 September 2009.
  3. ^ "Estimativa populacional 2015". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 1 July 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.


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