Betim
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| Nickname(s): Contorno de Betim | |||
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| Coordinates: 19°58′04″S 44°11′52″W / 19.96778°S 44.19778°WCoordinates: 19°58′04″S 44°11′52″W / 19.96778°S 44.19778°W | |||
| Country | Brazil | ||
| Region | Southeast | ||
| State | Minas Gerais | ||
| Founded | December 17, 1938 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Maria do Carmo Lara (PT) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 345.99 km2 (133.6 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 860 m (2,822 ft) | ||
| Population (2006)[1] | |||
| • Total | 407,003 | ||
| • Density | 1,176.6/km2 (3,047.4/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) | ||
| Postal Code | 32500-000 | ||
| Area code(s) | +55 31 | ||
| Website | Betim, Minas Gerais | ||
Betim is a city in Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is located at around 19°58′4″S 44°11′52″W / 19.96778°S 44.19778°W. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitan of Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte.
Home to one of the Petrobras's oil refineries and Fiat's largest factory, among other plants, the city has an important role not only in the state's economy, but in the whole country's as well.
Betim is also internationally known for Salão do Encontro and Missão Ramacrisma, two entities recognized for their social work with the poor communities.
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- ^ "Estimativas das Populações Residentes, em 01.07.2006, Segundo os Municípios" (in in Portuguese). IBGE. http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2006/POP_2006_DOU.pdf. Retrieved 2006-09-01.
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