Nova Lima

Nova Lima
Municipality
Municipality of Nova Lima
Flag of Nova Lima
Flag
Official seal of Nova Lima
Seal
Location in Minas Gerais
Location in Minas Gerais
Nova Lima is located in Brazil
Nova Lima
Nova Lima
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 19°59′09″S 43°50′49″W / 19.98583°S 43.84694°W / -19.98583; -43.84694
Country Brazil
State Minas Gerais
RegionSoutheast
Intermediate RegionBelo Horizonte
Immediate RegionBelo Horizonte
IncorporatedFebruary 5, 1891[1]
Government
 • MayorVitor Penido (DEM)[2]
Area
[3]
 • Total165,425 sq mi (428,449 km2)
Elevation
2,460 ft (750 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total96,157
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
CEP
34000-000
Area code31
HDI (2010)0.813 – very high[5]
Websitewww.novalima.mg.gov.br
Belo Horizonte and Environs

Nova Lima is a municipality of about 87,000 people, whose downtown is located about 20 kilometers south of Belo Horizonte, the capital of the south-eastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.[6] Mining is one of the main economical activities of the city, including the extraction of Iron Ore and Gold. The most famous mine in the city is Morro Velho (Old Hill), a gold mine of 2,700 metres (8,900 ft) depth.

  1. ^ "Nova Lima, Minas Gerais - Histórico" (PDF). IBGE - Brazilian Geography and Statistics Institute. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  2. ^ Cipriani, Juliana (September 21, 2016). "Nova Lima tem novo prefeito faltando menos de duas semanas para a eleição" [Nova Lima has a new mayor just two days before the elections]. Estado de Minas. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "Área territorial oficial" [Official Territorial Area] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). October 10, 2002. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
  4. ^ IBGE 2020
  5. ^ "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)
  6. ^ "Estimativa População 2013" [Population estimation - 2013] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). August 29, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2013.