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Municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Conselheiro Lafaiete
Municipality
Municipality of Conselheiro Lafaiete
View of Conselheiro LafaieteView of Conselheiro Lafaiete
Flag of Conselheiro LafaieteFlagOfficial seal of Conselheiro LafaieteSeal
Location in Minas GeraisLocation in Minas Gerais
Coordinates: 20°39′36″S 43°47′09″W / 20.66000°S 43.78583°W / -20.66000; -43.78583
Country Brazil
State Minas Gerais
RegionSoutheast
Intermediate RegionBarbacena
Immediate RegionConselheiro Lafaiete
Area
 • Total370.246 km (142.953 sq mi)
Elevation995 m (3,264 ft)
Population
 • Total129,606
 • Density350/km (910/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

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.

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. It is one of the most populated cities of Minas Gerais.

Geography

According 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.

See also

References

  1. "Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics" (in Portuguese). 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019. 2018 Area Total
  2. ^ IBGE 2020
  3. "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.
  4. "Divisões Regionais do Brasil | IBGE". www.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
Municipalities of Minas Gerais
Capital: Belo Horizonte
Intermediate Geographic Region of Barbacena
Barbacena
Conselheiro Lafaiete
São João del-Rei
Intermediate Geographic Region of Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte
Sete Lagoas
Santa Bárbara-Ouro Preto
Curvelo
Itabira
Intermediate Geographic Region of Divinópolis
Divinópolis
Formiga
Dores do Indaiá
Pará de Minas
Oliveira
Abaeté
Intermediate Geographic Region of Governador Valadares
Governador Valadares
Guanhães
Mantena
Aimorés-Resplendor
Intermediate Geographic Region of Ipatinga
Ipatinga
Caratinga
João Monlevade
Intermediate Geographic Region of Juiz de Fora
Juiz de Fora
Manhuaçu
Ubá
Ponte Nova
Muriaé
Cataguases
Viçosa
Carangola
São João Nepomuceno-Bicas
Além Paraíba
Intermediate Geographic Region of Montes Claros
Montes Claros
Janaúba
Salinas
Januária
Pirapora
São Francisco
Espinosa
Intermediate Geographic Region of Patos de Minas
Patos de Minas
Unaí
Patrocínio
Intermediate Geographic Region of Pouso Alegre
Pouso Alegre
Poços de Caldas
Itajubá
São Lourenço
Caxambu-Baependi
Intermediate Geographic Region of Teófilo Otoni
Capelinha
Teófilo Otoni
Almenara
Diamantina
Araçuaí
Pedra Azul
Águas Formosas
Intermediate Geographic Region of Uberaba
Uberaba
Araxá
Frutal
Iturama
Intermediate Geographic Region of Uberlândia
Uberlândia
Ituiutaba
Monte Carmelo
Intermediate Geographic Region of Varginha
Varginha
Passos
Alfenas
Lavras
Guaxupé
Três Corações
Três Pontas-Boa Esperança
São Sebastião do Paraíso
Campo Belo
Piumhi
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