Monte Alegre de Minas
Monte Alegre de Minas | |
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Municipality | |
 Partial view of Monte Alegre de Minas from BR-365 | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Minas Gerais | |
  Monte Alegre de Minas Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 18°52′15″S 48°52′51″W / 18.87083°S 48.88083°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Intermediate region | Uberlândia |
| Immediate region | Uberlândia[1] |
| Established as a municipality | 16 September 1870[2] |
| City status | 3 January 1880[2] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rodrigo de Alvim Mendonça (2025–2028) (PSD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,595.957 km2 (1,002.305 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[5] | |
• Total | 20,170 |
| 20,708 | |
| • Density | 7.770/km2 (20.12/sq mi) |
| Demonym | monte-alegrense |
| Socioeconomic indicators | |
| • HDI (2010) | 0.674 |
| • GDP per capita (2023) | R$44,805.21 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal code | 38475-000[6] |
| Area code | 34[6] |
| Website | www |
Monte Alegre de Minas is a municipality in the Triângulo Mineiro region of western Minas Gerais, Brazil. It lies within the immediate and intermediate geographic regions of Uberlândia.[1] The municipality covers 2,595.957 km2 (1,002.305 sq mi). Its population was 20,170 in the 2022 census and was estimated at 20,708 in 2025.[5]
Monte Alegre de Minas was separated from Prata and established as a municipality on 16 September 1870. Its seat received city status on 3 January 1880.[2]
History
[edit]Monte Alegre became a district under Provincial Law No. 247 of 20 July 1843. Provincial Law No. 1664 created the municipality on 16 September 1870, and Provincial Law No. 2556 gave its seat city status on 3 January 1880.[2]
See also
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References
[edit]- 1 2 "Monte Alegre de Minas". Cidades e Estados (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Monte Alegre de Minas". IBGE Library (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "Organograma 2025–2028" [Organizational chart, 2025–2028] (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Municipality of Monte Alegre de Minas. 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "Monte Alegre de Minas (MG): Rodrigo Alvim (PSD) vence Eleições 2024 e é eleito prefeito" [Monte Alegre de Minas: Rodrigo Alvim of the PSD wins the 2024 election and is elected mayor]. UOL (in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 October 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Monte Alegre de Minas". Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Prefeitura Municipal de Monte Alegre de Minas" [Municipality of Monte Alegre de Minas] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Municipality of Monte Alegre de Minas. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
External links
[edit]- Official municipal website (in Portuguese)
- Municipal Chamber of Monte Alegre de Minas (in Portuguese)
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