Montes Claros
| Montes Claros | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | |||
Partial view of Montes Claros
|
|||
|
|||
 Location in Minas Gerais state |
|||
 Montes Claros
|
|||
| Coordinates: 16°43′50″S 43°51′50″W / 16.73056°S 43.86389°WCoordinates: 16°43′50″S 43°51′50″W / 16.73056°S 43.86389°W | |||
| Country |
 Brazil
|
||
| Region | Southeast Region | ||
| State | Minas Gerais | ||
| Mesoregion | Norte de Minas | ||
| Microregion | Montes Claros | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Ruy Adriano Borges Muniz | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 3,568.941 km2 (1,377.976 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 678 m (2,224 ft) | ||
| Population (2014) | |||
| • Total | 390,212 | ||
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Montes-clarense | ||
| Time zone | BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2) | ||
| Postal code | 39400-000 | ||
| Area code | 38 | ||
| Website | www |
||
Montes Claros is a city located in northern Minas Gerais state, in Brazil. The population is 394,350 (2015 est.) in an area of 3569 km². It was made a seat of a municipality in 1831 and attained city status in 1857.
Darcy Ribeiro, a renowned Brazilian anthropologist, was born in Montes Claros.
Montes Claros is also a statistical microregion (number 36) consisting of 22 municipalities: Brasília de Minas, Campo Azul, Capitão Enéas, Claro dos Poções, Coração de Jesus, Francisco Sá, Glaucilândia, Ibiracatu, Japonvar, Juramento, Lontra, Luislândia, Mirabela, Montes Claros, Patis, Ponto Chique, São João da Lagoa, São João da Ponte, São João do Pacuí, Ubaí, Varzelândia, and Verdelândia. The population was 501,480 in 2000 and the area was 22,322.10 km². See Citybrazil
It is 418 km. from the capital, Belo Horizonte, and is connected by the following highways:
...
Wikipedia