Congonhas
Municipality in Southeast Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about Congonhas, Minas Gerais, Brazil. For Congonhas–São Paulo Airport, see São Paulo–Congonhas Airport. For Congonhas do Norte, Minas Gerais (South of Belo Horizonte), see Congonhas do Norte.
Congonhas (Congonhas do Campo until 1948) is a historical Brazilian city located in the state of Minas Gerais. It is situated 90 kilometres (56 mi) south from Belo Horizonte, the capital of state of Minas Gerais, by the highway BR-040. As of 2020, the city had a population of 55,309.[4]
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Congonhas | |
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Municipality of Congonhas | |
Nickname(s): "Cidade dos Profetas" | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Southeast |
State | Minas Gerais |
Founded | 17 December 1938 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Cláudio Antônio de Souza (MDB) |
Area | |
• Total | 304.064 km2 (117.400 sq mi) |
Elevation | 871 m (2,858 ft) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 55,836 |
• Density | 159.57/km2 (413.3/sq mi) |
Demonym | congonhense |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Postal Code | 36415-000 to 36419-999 |
HDI (2010) | 0.753 – high[3] |
Website | www |
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It is a well preserved historic city and retains the characteristics of a baroque city, with its churches, buildings and museums.
Other historical cities in Minas Gerais are Ouro Preto, São João del-Rei, Diamantina, Mariana, Tiradentes and Sabará.