Contagem

Contagem
Municipality of Contagem
Skyline of Contagem
Skyline of Contagem
Flag of Contagem
Official seal of Contagem
Nickname: 
Contagem das Abóboras
Motto: 
Per Populum Omnis Potestas A Deo
Location in Minas Gerais
Location in Minas Gerais
Contagem is located in Brazil
Contagem
Contagem
Coordinates: 19°55′55″S 44°03′14″W / 19.93194°S 44.05389°W / -19.93194; -44.05389
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Minas Gerais
Founded1716
Government
 • MayorMarília Campos (PT)
Area
 • Total
194.586 km2 (75.130 sq mi)
Elevation
858 m (2,815 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
621,863
 • Density3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code
32000-000
Area code+55 31
HDI (2010)0.756 – high[2]
Websitewww.contagem.mg.gov.br

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.

  1. ^ IBGE 2022
  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)