Caeté

Caeté is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte.

Caeté
City
Partial view of Caeté
Flag
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Caeté
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 19°52′48″S 43°40′12″W
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
StateMinas Gerais
MesoregionMetropolitan of Belo Horizonte
MicroregionBelo Horizonte
Settled17th century
IncorporatedFebruary 12th, 1714
Government
  MayorJoao Antonio da Trindade
Area
  Total208,918 sq mi (541,094 km2)
Elevation
3,100 ft (945 m)
Population
 (2020 [2])
  Total45,047
Time zoneUTC-3 (BRT)
  Summer (DST)UTC-2 (BRST)
CEP
34800-000
Area code(s)31
HDI (2010) [3]0.728
WebsiteOfficial Website

The name Caeté is derived from the local term for some Marantaceae, in particular Stromanthe and Thalia.

The municipality contains a small part of the 31,270 hectares (77,300 acres) Serra do Gandarela National Park, created in 2014.[4]

44.9% of its population are fans of Cruzeiro while 40.2% prefer Atlético-MG.[5]

References

  1. "Área territorial oficial" [Official Territorial Area] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2002-10-10. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
  2. IBGE 2020
  3. "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.
  4. PARNA de Serra do Gandarela (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-12
  5. "Mapa das curtidas dos times do Brasil no Facebook | globoesporte.com". Globoesporte. Retrieved 2020-02-05.

See also

  • List of municipalities in Minas Gerais


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