Lagoa Dourada is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais.
Lagoa Dourada | |
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| Municipality of Lagoa Dourada | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Minas Gerais | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State |  Minas Gerais |
| Region | Southeast |
| Intermediate Region | Barbacena |
| Immediate Region | São João del-Rei |
| Founded | 6 June 1912 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ronald Pereira Dutra (PSDB) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 476.693 km2 (184.052 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,080 m (3,540 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 13,115 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| Demonym | lagoense |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal Code | 36345-000 to 36349-999 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.676 – medium[2] |
| Website | lagoadourada |
It is the national capital of the Swiss roll, locally called rocambole.[3]
Geography
editAccording to IBGE (2017), the municipality belongs to the Immediate Geographic Region of São João del-Rei, in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Barbacena.[4]
Ecclesiastical circumscription
editThe municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del-Rei.[5]
Demography
editPopulation
editIn 2020, the estimated population was 13,063.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "IBGE Lagoa Dourada". IBGE. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "CCJ aprova título de capital do rocambole para Lagoa Dourada, em Minas Gerais - Notícias". Portal da Câmara dos Deputados (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-09-06.
- ^ "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.
- ^ IBGE 2020
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