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This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Minas Gerais (MG), located in the Southeast Region of Brazil. Minas Gerais is divided into 853 municipalities, which were, until 2017, grouped into 66 microregions, which were grouped into 12 mesoregions. Municipalities of Minas Gerais, Brazil
The Immediate Geographic Region of Pará de Minas is one of the 6 immediate geographic regions in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Divinópolis, one of the 70 immediate geographic regions in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais and one of the 509 of Brazil, created by the National Institute of Geography and Statistics in 2017. [1]
Mesoregion Microregion Municipality Baixo Amazonas Almeirim Almeirim: Porto de Moz: Óbidos Faro: Juruti: Óbidos: Oriximiná: Terra Santa: Santarém Alenquer
Population distribution in Brazil. Brazil has a high level of urbanization with 87.8% [1] of the population residing in urban and metropolitan areas. The criteria used by the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) [2] in determining whether households are urban or rural, however, are based on political divisions, not on the developed environment.
Divinópolis is a municipality in the centre-west of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The estimated population in 2020 was 240,408 inhabitants. [1] The total area of the municipality is 709 km 2 and the elevation is 712 metres. It is 120 km from state capital Belo Horizonte. Divinópolis is the seat of the Regional Administration of the Upper São ...
Many 18th century Brazilian Gold seekers, from the present-day São Paulo state region, established settlements near Pitangui, a nearby town in the Paraopeba River, São João River, and Pará River area of Minas Gerais. The opening of gold mines in the Pitangui area brought many people and wealth to the area during the 18th century.
The state of Minas Gerais, in Brazil, has 13 intermediate geographic regions. They are divided in 70 immediate geographic regions according to IBGE (2017). [1]
Minas Gerais is the state with the largest number of federal higher education institutions in the country, housing 20 institutions, including 8 federal institutes, 1 federal center and 11 federal universities. [127] It also has two state institutions: the State University of Minas Gerais and the State University of Montes Claros. [128]