Caeté
For other uses, see Caeté (disambiguation).
Municipality in Southeast, Brazil
Caeté | |
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Municipality of Caeté | |
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Location in Brazil | |
Coordinates: 19°52′48″S 43°40′12″W / 19.88000°S 43.67000°W / -19.88000; -43.67000 | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Southeast |
State | ![]() |
Mesoregion | Metropolitan of Belo Horizonte |
Microregion | Belo Horizonte |
Settled | 17th century |
Incorporated | February 12th, 1714 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Joao Antonio da Trindade |
Area | |
• Total | 208,918 sq mi (541,094 km2) |
Elevation | 3,100 ft (945 m) |
Population (2020 [2]) | |
• Total | 45,047 |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
CEP | 34800-000 |
Area code | 31 |
HDI (2010) | 0.728 – high[3] |
Website | www |
Caeté is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais.
Geography
[edit]The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte.
Etimology
[edit]The name Caeté is derived from the local term for some Marantaceae, in particular Stromanthe and Thalia.
Ecology
[edit]The municipality contains a small part of the 31,270 hectares (77,300 acres) Serra do Gandarela National Park, created in 2014.[4]
Sports
[edit]44.9% of its population are fans of Cruzeiro while 40.2% prefer Atlético-MG.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Área territorial oficial" [Official Territorial Area] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2002-10-10. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "IDHM ranking 2010" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ^ PARNA de Serra do Gandarela (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-12
- ^ "Mapa das curtidas dos times do Brasil no Facebook | globoesporte.com". Globoesporte. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
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