Official Name: | Senador Amaral |
Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Name1: | Southeast |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Minas Gerais |
Subdivision Type3: | Mesoregion |
Subdivision Name3: | Sul/Sudoeste de Minas |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
Population Total: | 5,361 |
Timezone: | BRT |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Coordinates: | -22.5833°N -57°W |
Senador Amaral is the second highest city in Brazil (1505abbr=onNaNabbr=on),[2] reaching near 1620m (5,320feet) in some parts in the northern areas, nearly the Ponte Segura district, the highest point is an unnamed mount in Bom Repouso border at approximately above sea level. It is located in the Mantiqueira Mountains, south of Minas Gerais state. It is a small city, with a population of 5,361 inhabitants and approximately 2980 people living in the urban area. There was no asphalt or mobile phone signal in the municipality before 2007. Only Cambuí access, MG-295 is asphalted.
Senador Amaral has status of Estância Climática because of its cold climate, has an average annual temperature of, and in winter's nights temperatures of around 0°C6°C and with a record low of .
Some distances from surrounding and major cities: