Sete Lagoas
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Município de Sete Lagoas Municipality of Sete Lagoas |
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Downtown Sete Lagoas, with a view from Lagoa Paulino, one of the seven lagoons which name the city.
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Nickname(s): Cidade dos Sete Lagos Encantados (City of Seven Enchanted Lagoons), Cidade Nascida Para o Alto, (Born To High City) |
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 Sete Lagoas
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| Coordinates: 19°27′57″S 44°14′49″W / 19.46583°S 44.24694°WCoordinates: 19°27′57″S 44°14′49″W / 19.46583°S 44.24694°W | |||
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 Brazil
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| Region | Southeast | ||
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 Minas Gerais
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| Founded | November 30, 1880 | ||
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| • Mayor | Leone Maciel (2017-2020) | ||
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| • Total | 537.476 km2 (207.521 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 766.73 m (2,515.52 ft) | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total | 227,571 | ||
| • Density | 423.41/km2 (1,096.6/sq mi) | ||
| • Demonym | ’’sete-lagoano’’ | ||
Nickname(s): Cidade dos Sete Lagos Encantados (City of Seven Enchanted Lagoons),
Sete Lagoas (meaning 'Seven Lagoons' in Portuguese) is a city in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The municipal area is 537 km² while the population was 217,506 in 2007.
Sete Lagoas is situated about 70 kilometres from Belo Horizonte, the capital of Minas Gerais. The BR 040 motorway connects Sete Lagoas with Belo Horizonte and the national capital Brasília. The altitude is 761 metres above sea level. It is surrounded by the following municipalities: Araçaí, Funilândia, Prudente de Morais, Capim Branco, Esmeraldas, Inhaúma, Paraopeba, and Caetanópolis.
According to data from the meteorological station of the municipality, the average temperature of the city between the years 1961 to 1990 was 20.9 °C.
The coldest month (July) had an average of 17.5 °C while the hottest month (February) had an average of 23.0 °C.
According to a table, the weather station in the municipality already registered a temperature of 0.6 °C.
Sete Lagoas is also a statistical micro-region with 20 municipalities: Araçaí, Baldim, Cachoeira da Prata, Caetanópolis, Capim Branco, Cordisburgo, Fortuna de Minas, Funilândia, Inhaúma, Jaboticatubas, Jequitibá, Maravilhas, Matozinhos, Papagaios, Paraopeba, Pequi, Prudente de Morais, Santana de Pirapama, Santana do Riacho, and Sete Lagoas. In 2000 the population of this area was 341,568 inhabitants in a total area of 8,560.40 km².
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