Sete Lagoas

Sete Lagoas
Municipality of Sete Lagoas
Downtown Sete Lagoas, with a view from Lagoa Paulino, one of the seven lagoons which name the city.
Downtown Sete Lagoas, with a view from Lagoa Paulino, one of the seven lagoons which name the city.
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Nickname: 
Cidade dos Sete Lagos Encantados (City of the Seven Enchanted Lakes)
Motto(s): 
Ad Altiora Nata (Latin)
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Location of Sete Lagoas
Sete Lagoas is located in Brazil
Sete Lagoas
Sete Lagoas
Localization of Sete Lagoas in Brazil
Coordinates: 19°27′57″S 44°14′49″W / 19.46583°S 44.24694°W / -19.46583; -44.24694
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Minas Gerais
FoundedNovember 30, 1880
Government
 • MayorDuílio de Castro Faria (PATRI)
Area
 • Total
537.476 km2 (207.521 sq mi)
Elevation
766.73 m (2,515.52 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
241,835
 • Density423.41/km2 (1,096.6/sq mi)
 • Demonym
sete-lagoano
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)0.760 – high[2]

Sete Lagoas (meaning 'Seven Lagoons' in Portuguese) is a city in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The municipal area is 537;km2 while the population was 241,835 in 2020.

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  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)