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Conselheiro Lafaiete is a city of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It was known as Queluz until 1934, when it was renamed by decree, as a tribute to Counselor Lafayette Rodrigues Pereira.
Conselheiro Lafaiete | |
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| Municipality of Conselheiro Lafaiete | |
 View of Conselheiro Lafaiete | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Minas Gerais | |
| Coordinates: 20°39′36″S 43°47′09″W / 20.66000°S 43.78583°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State |  Minas Gerais |
| Region | Southeast |
| Intermediate Region | Barbacena |
| Immediate Region | Conselheiro Lafaiete |
| Area | |
• Total | 370.246 km2 (142.953 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 995 m (3,264 ft) |
| Population (2020 est.)[2] | |
• Total | 129,606 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
It is situated 96 km south from Belo Horizonte, capital of Minas Gerais, in one of the most important economic areas of Brazil. The population was 129,606 inhabitants, in 2020.[2] It is one of the most populated cities of Minas Gerais.[3]
Geography
editAccording to the modern (2017) geographic classification by Brazil's National Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the municipality belongs to the Immediate Geographic Region of Conselheiro Lafaiete, in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Barbacena.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics" (in Portuguese). 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
2018 Area Total
- ^ a b IBGE 2020
- ^ "Resident population, by sex and urban or rural situation, resident population 10 years old and over, total, literate and literacy rate, in accordance to municipalities" (Table). Censo Demográfico 2000. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
- ^ "Divisões Regionais do Brasil | IBGE". www.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
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