Contagem
Contagem (Portuguese pronunciation: [kõˈtaʒẽj]) is a ceety in the centre o the state o Minas Gerais, in Brazil. It is locatit anerlie 21 kilometers frae the caipital, Belo Horizonte an forms pairt o a metropolitan aurie wi a population o 4.8 million.
Contagem | |
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Municipality | |
| The Municipality o Contagem | |
 Skyline o Contagem | |
 Banner  Seal | |
| Eik-name(s): Contagem das Abóboras | |
| Motto(s): Per Populum Omnis Potestas A Deo | |
 Location in Minas Gerais | |
  Contagem Location in Minas Gerais | |
| Coordinates: 19°55′55″S 44°03′14″W / 19.93194°S 44.05389°W | |
| Kintra | Brazil |
| Region | Sootheast |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Foondit | 1716 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Marilia Aparecida Campos (PT) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 194.586 km2 (75.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 858 m (2,815 ft) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 617,749 |
| • Density | 3100.8/km2 (8,031/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
| Postal Code | 32000-000 |
| Area code(s) | +55 31 |
| Website | Contagem, Minas Gerais |
The ceety belangs tae the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte an tae the microregion o Belo Horizonte an haes a territorial extension o 195.2 km² an borders the municipalities o Ribeirão das Neves, Esmeraldas, Betim, Ibirité an Belo Horizonte. The elevation o the ceety haw is 939 meters.
Accordin tae estimates frae 2008 the municipal population wis 617,741 makkin it the seicont maist populous ceety in the state o Minas Gerais, efter Belo Horizonte.
The population is vera young wi 86% o the population bein less nor 50 year auld.
Freemit airtins eedit
- Ceasa Greater BH Archived 2006-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
- City government official site
| Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Contagem. |
References eedit
- ↑ "Estimativas das Populações Residentes, em 01.07.2006, Segundo os Municípios" (PDF) (in in Portuguese). IBGE. Retrieved 1 September 2006.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link) [deid airtin]