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Dores de Campos is a Brazilian municipality. It is about 40 kilometers from São João del Rey at BR-265. About 30% of active people work in its principal factory: Marluvas.
Brasilia | |
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city | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Southeast |
State | Minas Gerais |
Incorporated | December 17, 1938 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ilídio Antonio de Melo Neto |
Area | |
• Total | 1,437 km2 (555 sq mi) |
Elevation | 956 m (3,136 ft) |
Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 10,223 |
• Density | 71.8/km2 (186/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Website | Dores de Campos.com |
As its neighbors cities, Dores de Campos is a point of Real Way (translated of Estrada Real).
It was founded in about 1720 and became a city on December 17, 1938.
Geography
editAccording to IBGE (2017), the municipality is in the Immediate Geographic Region of Barbacena, in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Barbacena.[2]
Ecclesiastical circumscription
editThe municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del-Rei.[3]
References
edit- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "Divisões Regionais do Brasil | IBGE". www.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ Silveira, Lucas. "Diocese ganha novo mapa territorial após criação de novas foranias". Diocese de São João del Rei. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
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