Montes Claros

Montes Claros
Municipality of Montes Claros
Panoramic view of Montes Claros
Panoramic view of Montes Claros
Flag of Montes Claros
Coat of arms of Montes Claros
Location in Minas Gerais state
Location in Minas Gerais state
Montes Claros is located in Brazil
Montes Claros
Montes Claros
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 16°43′50″S 43°51′50″W / 16.73056°S 43.86389°W / -16.73056; -43.86389
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Minas Gerais
MesoregionNorte de Minas
MicroregionMontes Claros
Government
 • MayorHumberto Guimarães Souto (PPS)
Area
 • Total
3,568.941 km2 (1,377.976 sq mi)
Elevation
678 m (2,224 ft)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
413,487
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
DemonymMontes-clarense[3]
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal code
39400-000
Area code38
HDI (2010)0.770 – high[4]
Websitemontesclaros.mg.gov.br

Montes Claros is a city located in northern Minas Gerais state, in Brazil. It is located north of the state capital, about 422 km away from Belo Horizonte. The population is 413,487 (2020 est.) in an area of 3,569 km2 (1,378 sq mi).[5] It was made a seat of a municipality in 1831 and attained city status in 1857.

  1. ^ "Área territorial oficial" [Official Territorial Area] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2002-10-10. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
  2. ^ IBGE 2020
  3. ^ "IBGE - Cidades@". O Brasil Município por Município. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Retrieved 2015-05-27.
  4. ^ "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)
  5. ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística