Caeté

Coordinates: 19°52′48″S 43°40′12″W / 19.88000°S 43.67000°W / -19.88000; -43.67000
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Caeté
Municipality of Caeté
Flag of Caeté
Official seal of Caeté
Caeté is located in Brazil
Caeté
Caeté
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 19°52′48″S 43°40′12″W / 19.88000°S 43.67000°W / -19.88000; -43.67000
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Minas 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)
CEP
34800-000
Area code31
HDI (2010)0.728 – high[3]
Websitewww.caete.mg.gov.br

Caeté is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais.

Geography[edit]

The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte.

Etimology[edit]

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

Ecology[edit]

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

Sports[edit]

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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. ^ "IDHM ranking 2010" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  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.