Caeté
Caeté is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte.
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  Caeté Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 19°52′48″S 43°40′12″W | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Mesoregion | Metropolitan of Belo Horizonte |
| Microregion | Belo Horizonte |
| Settled | 17th century |
| Incorporated | February 12th, 1714 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Joao Antonio da Trindade |
| Area | |
| • Total | 208,918 sq mi (541,094 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,100 ft (945 m) |
| Population (2013)[2] | |
| • Total | 43,036 |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) |
| CEP | 34800-000 |
| Area code(s) | 31 |
| HDI (2010) [3] | 0.728 |
| Website | Official Website |
The name Caeté is derived from the local term for some Marantaceae, in particular Stromanthe and Thalia.
The municipality contains a small part of the 31,270 hectares (77,300 acres) Serra do Gandarela National Park, created in 2014.[4]
44.9% of its population are fans of Cruzeiro while 40.2% prefer Atlético-MG.[5]
References
- "Área territorial oficial" [Official Territorial Area] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2002-10-10. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
- "Estimativa População 2013" [Population estimation - 2013] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2013-08-29.
- "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" [Ranking of HDI-M of Brazilian Municipalities] (PDF) (in Portuguese). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 2010. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
- PARNA de Serra do Gandarela (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-12
- "Mapa das curtidas dos times do Brasil no Facebook | globoesporte.com". Globoesporte. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
See also
- List of municipalities in Minas Gerais
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