Uberlândia is the core city of the region of Triângulo Mineiro, western of Minas Gerais. With a population of 622.441, as of 2008, the city is the second largest in the state only to Belo Horizonte (2.434.642), and very close in population to Contagem, an industrial city located in the outskirts of the Greater Belo Horizonte.
Uberlândia is located in the western part of the state of Minas Gerais, in the region called Triângulo Mineiro, one of the richest agricultural regions of Brazil, between ParanaÃba and Grande Rivers. It is connected to major cities by the following federal highways: BR-050, BR-365, BR-455, BR-452, and BR-497. Uberlândia is about 580km away São Paulo, connected by a modern and safe double trace highway (BR-050). The capital of the state of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, is 560km away and BrasÃlia, the capital of the contry, lies just 440km at north. There are railway connecting Uberlândia via the north-south Centro-Atlântica line. |
