Betim

Betim
Municipality of Betim
Partial view of Betim
Partial view of Betim
Flag of Betim
Official seal of Betim
Location in Minas Gerais
Location in Minas Gerais
Coordinates: 19°58′04″S 44°11′52″W / 19.96778°S 44.19778°W / -19.96778; -44.19778
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Minas Gerais
FoundedDecember 17, 1938
Government
 • MayorVittorio Medioli (PHS)
Area
 • Total342.85 km2 (133.6 sq mi)
Elevation
830 m (2,720 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total444,784
 • Density1,176.6/km2 (3,047.4/sq mi)
DemonymBetinense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code
32500-000
Area code(+55) 31
HDI (2010)0.749 – high[2]
Websitebetim.mg.gov.br

Betim is a town in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitan of Belo Horizonte (BH) and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte. It is the fifth largest city in Minas Gerais and one of the 50 largest cities in the Southeast of Brazil.

Betim is home to a Petrobras's oil refineries, as well as Fiat's largest factory, which opened in 1976.[3] The city has an important role not only in the state's economy, but in the whole country's as well.

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "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)
  3. ^ "Morre ex-governador de Minas Gerais Rondon Pacheco". ISTOÉ. 2016-07-04. Retrieved 2016-07-25.