Campo Belo
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Campo Belo | |
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Motto(s): Portuguese: União, Ordem e Progresso (Union, Order and Progress) | |
Coordinates: 20°53′49″S 45°16′37″W / 20.89694°S 45.27694°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Southeast |
State | Minas Gerais |
Mesoregion | West of Minas Gerais |
Microregion | Campo Belo |
Founded | 1879 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Tulio Miguel |
Area | |
• Total | 526,753 km2 (203,380 sq mi) |
Elevation | 945.0 m (3,100.4 ft) |
Population (2006)[1] | |
• Total | 52,631 |
• Density | 97.58/km2 (252.7/sq mi) |
Demonym | Campo-belense[2] |
Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) |
HDI (2010) [3] | 0.711 |
Website | Campo Belo, Minas Gerais |
Campo Belo (Portuguese for "beautiful field") is a city located in Minas Gerais state, in Brazil. The estimated population in 2006 was 52.631 inhabitants, and the total area of the municipality was 526,753 square kilometres (203,380 sq mi). It was founded in 1879.
Geography
Climate
Campo Belo's climate can be classified as tropical altitude, with yearly average temperature of 23.5 °C (74.3 °F). The Köppen climate classification of the region is Cwa (Tropical on high altitudes, humid/warm summer and a dry/cool winter).
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Soil
- Silic - Clay.
Topography
- Plain : 15%
- Waivy : 55%
- Mountain: 30%
References
- ^ "Estimativas das Populações Residentes, em 01.07.2006, Segundo os Municípios" (PDF) (in Portuguese). IBGE. Retrieved 2006-09-01.
- ^ "IBGE - Cidades@". O Brasil Município por Município. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Retrieved 2015-05-27.
- ^ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" [Ranking of HDI-M of Brazilian Municipalities] (PDF) (in Portuguese). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 2010. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
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