The mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte is one of the twelve mesoregions of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is composed of 105 municipalities,[1] distributed across 8 microregions. It is the most populous and densely populated of all the mesoregions of Minas Gerais. The largest city by population is Belo Horizonte.
Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte | |
|---|---|
 Location within Minas Gerais | |
| Coordinates: 19°49′01″S 43°57′21″W / 19.81694°S 43.95583°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State |  Minas Gerais |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39,486.678 km2 (15,245.892 sq mi) |
| Population (2010/IBGE) | |
| • Total | 6,302,665 |
| • Density | 159.6/km2 (413/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) |
| CEP postal code | 30000-000 |
| Area code | +55 31 |
The mesoregion encompasses all the Belo Horizonte metropolitan region (which has only 34 cities), and both should not be confused. The former is a geographical division created by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics for statistical purposes, while the latter is the definition of a metropolitan area.
References
edit- ^ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios" [GDP of the Brazilian Municipalities] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2010-11-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
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