Caeté is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais.
Caeté | |
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| Municipality of Caeté | |
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  Caeté Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 19°52′48″S 43°40′12″W / 19.88000°S 43.67000°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State |  Minas Gerais |
| 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 |
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Geography
editThe city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte.
The municipality contains a small part of the 31,270 hectares (77,300 acres) Serra do Gandarela National Park, created in 2014.[4]
Etimology
editThe name Caeté is derived from the local term for some Marantaceae, in particular Stromanthe and Thalia.
Sports
edit44.9% of its population are fans of Cruzeiro while 40.2% prefer Atlético-MG.[5]
See also
editReferences
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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