Três Lagoas
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 | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Três Lagoas, a view towards the northeast, the Paraná River to the top of the table | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Três Lagoas in Mato Grosso do Sul | |
  Três Lagoas Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 20°45′04″S 51°40′42″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 (2020 [1]) | |
| • Total | 123,281 |
| Time zone | UTC -4 |
The city itself has a population of 123,281according to 2020estimates.[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 |
See also
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Três Lagoas
- José Luiz Barbosa
References
- IBGE 2020
- "News Journal Hojems". Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- "Estimativa populacional 2015". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 1 July 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
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