Barroso, Minas Gerais

Barroso
Municipality
Município de Barroso
Municipality of Barroso

Flag

Coat of arms
Nickname(s): "Cidade do Cimento" (Cement City)

Location in the state of Minas Gerais
Barroso

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 21°11′13″S 43°58′33″W / 21.18694°S 43.97583°W / -21.18694; -43.97583Coordinates: 21°11′13″S 43°58′33″W / 21.18694°S 43.97583°W / -21.18694; -43.97583
Country  Brazil
Region Southeast
State Minas Gerais
Founded 17th Century
Incorporated (as city) December 12, 1953
Government
  Mayor Eika Oka de Melo (Progressive Party (2013–2016))
Area
  Total 81.726 km2 (31.554 sq mi)
Elevation 929 m (3,047 ft)
Population (Estimativa IBGE 2013)[1]
  Total 20,484
Demonym(s) Barrosense
Time zone BRT (UTC−3)
  Summer (DST) BRST (UTC−2)
Postal Code 36212-000
Area code(s) (+55) 32
Website www.barroso.mg.gov.br

Barroso is a Brazilian municipality located in the south of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 19,353 people living in an area of 83 km². The elevation is 920 meters. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Campo das Vertentes and to the microregion of Barbacena. Important regional center, Barbacena, is located 27 km. to the east and is connected by MG-265.

Statue of Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco in Santana Square (2016)

See also

References

  1. "Estimativas da população residente nos municípios brasileiros com data de referência em 1 de julho de 2012" (PDF). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 31 August 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.


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