Coronel Fabriciano facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Coronel Fabriciano
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Municipality
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| The Municipality of Coronel Fabriciano | |||
Partial view of Coronel Fabriciano seen from of Timóteo
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| Nickname(s):
"Fabri" "Fabriciano" "Terra mãe do Vale do Aço" |
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 Coronel Fabriciano
Location in Brazil
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| Country |  Brazil |
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| Region | Southeast | ||
| State |  Minas Gerais |
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| Founded | December 27, 1948 | ||
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| • Total | 221.252 km2 (85.426 sq mi) | ||
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 110.290 | ||
| Time zone | UTC-3 | ||
| Postal Code |
35170-000
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| HDI (2010) | 0.755 – high | ||
| Website | http://www.fabriciano.mg.gov.br/ | ||
Coronel Fabriciano is a Brazilian city in the Vale do Aço metropolitan area, state of Minas Gerais. It is located in the region of Vale do Rio Doce and is situated 200 km from the state capital. The municipal population was estimated in 2020 by IBGE in 110,290 inhabitants, with an area of 221.252 km².
The city was founded in December 27, 1948. The devolviment of the municipality is due to the large companies in the region, such as Aperam South America (old Acesita) and Usiminas, whose industries were situated in Coronel Fabriciano at they time they were constructed. But in 1964, Fabriciano lost the industrial areas, due to the emancipation of Timóteo and Ipatinga.
It is limited with Ipatinga, Timóteo, Ferros, Joanésia, Antônio Dias and Mesquita.
Images for kids
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Colégio Angélica, a school founded in 1950.
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Downtown in 1991
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Downtown area
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Senador Melo Viana district's area
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São José dos Cocais, in the Serra dos Cocais, municipal countryside.
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Commerce in the Pedro Nolasco Street
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Estádio Louis Ensch
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City Hall
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Saint Sebastian Matriz Church (1949)
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Industrial District
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Mountains of the Serra dos Cocais
See also
In Spanish: Coronel Fabriciano para niños
