Ubá
Ubá | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Municipality of Ubá | |
| Coordinates: 21°07′12″S 42°56′34″W / 21.12000°S 42.94278°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Established | November 3, 1815 |
| Incorporated | July 3, 1857 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Edson Teixeira Filho (UNIÃO) |
| Area | |
• Total | 407.7 km2 (157.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 338 m (1,108.9 ft) |
| Population (2020 ) | |
• Total | 116,797 |
| • Density | 231.5/km2 (599.6/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Ubaense |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal Code | 36500-000 to 36509-999 |
| Area code | 32 |
| HDI (2000) | 0.773 – medium |
| Website | Ubá, Minas Gerais |
Ubá is a municipality located in the Zona da Mata mesoregion of Minas Gerais, Brazil, 290.88 kilometers (180.74 mi) southeast of Belo Horizonte, and 284.31 kilometers (176.66 mi) north of Rio de Janeiro. The estimated population of the city of Ubá was 116,797 in 2020. The current mayor of Ubá is Edson Teixeira Filho.
Once a great tobacco producer, Ubá has one of the main furniture industry parks in Brazil. The city is the economic and cultural center of Ubá microregion. It is also home of the famous Ubá mango (Manga Ubá).