Contagem | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Contagem | |
_(53820719123).jpg) Skyline of Contagem | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: Contagem das Abóboras | |
| Motto: Per Populum Omnis Potestas A Deo | |
 Location in Minas Gerais | |
  Contagem | |
| Coordinates: 19°55′55″S 44°03′14″W / 19.93194°S 44.05389°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State |  Minas Gerais |
| Founded | 1716 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marília Campos (PT) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 194.586 km2 (75.130 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 858 m (2,815 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 621,863 |
| • Density | 3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal Code | 32000-000 |
| Area code | +55 31 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.756 – high[2] |
| Website | www |
Contagem (Portuguese pronunciation: [kõˈtaʒẽj]) is a city in the center of the state of Minas Gerais, in Brazil. It is only 21 kilometres (13 miles) from the capital, Belo Horizonte, and forms part of a metropolitan area with a population of 4.8 million.
- ^ IBGE 2022
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
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