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Conselheiro Lafaiete

Coordinates: 20°39′36″S 43°47′09″W / 20.66000°S 43.78583°W / -20.66000; -43.78583
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Conselheiro Lafaiete
Municipality of Minas Gerais
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Official seal of Conselheiro Lafaiete
Location in the state of Minas Gerais and Brazil
Location in the state of Minas Gerais and Brazil
Conselheiro Lafaiete is located in Brazil
Conselheiro Lafaiete
Conselheiro Lafaiete
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 20°39′36″S 43°47′09″W / 20.66000°S 43.78583°W / -20.66000; -43.78583
CountryBrazil
Area
 • Total
370.246 km2 (142.953 sq mi)
Elevation
995 m (3,264 ft)
Population
 (2020 est.[2])
 • Total
129,606
 • Density350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2

Conselheiro Lafaiete is a city of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It was known as Queluz until 1934, when it was renamed by decree, as a tribute to Counselor Lafayette Rodrigues Pereira

It is situated 96 km south from Belo Horizonte, capital of Minas Gerais, in one of the most important economic areas of Brazil. The population was 129,606 inhabitants, in 2020.[2] It is one of the most populated cities of MG.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics" (in Portuguese). 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019. 2018 Area Total
  2. ^ a b IBGE 2020
  3. ^ "Resident population, by sex and urban or rural situation, resident population 10 years old and over, total, literate and literacy rate, in accordance to municipalities" (Table). Censo Demográfico 2000. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 2007-09-02.