Greater Belo Horizonte

Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte
Região Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte
Satellite image of Belo Horizonte and greater area by night
Satellite image of Belo Horizonte and greater area by night
Nickname: 
Greater Belo Horizonte
Location of Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte
Coordinates: 19°55′S 43°56′W / 19.917°S 43.933°W / -19.917; -43.933
Country Brazil
State Minas Gerais
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
6,006,887 (3rd)
Time zoneUTC-3 (BRT)

Greater Belo Horizonte, Brazil, is the name usually used to describe the Belo Horizonte metropolitan region, which is composed of 34 municipalities. As of 2013,[1] it is the third largest metropolitan area of Brazil with more than Six million inhabitants; the largest city by population is Belo Horizonte.

  1. ^ a b "Censo Demográfico 2013" (in Portuguese). IBGE. Retrieved November 6, 2013.