Campo Belo

Campo Belo
View of Campo Belo's main square
Flag Seal
Motto: Portuguese: União, Ordem e Progresso (Union, Order and Progress)
Location in Brazil
Campo Belo Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 20°53′49″S 45°16′37″W / 20.89694°S 45.27694°WCoordinates: 20°53′49″S 45°16′37″W / 20.89694°S 45.27694°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	Minas Gerais
Mesoregion	West of Minas Gerais
Microregion	Campo Belo
Founded	1879
Government
• Mayor	Tulio Miguel
Area
• Total	526,753 km^2 (203,380 sq mi)
Elevation	945.0 m (3,100.4 ft)
Population (2006)[1]
• Total	52,631
• Density	97.58/km^2 (252.7/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Campo-belense[2]
Time zone	BRT (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)	BRST (UTC-2)
HDI (2010) [3]	0.711
Website	Campo Belo, Minas Gerais

Campo Belo (Portuguese for "beautiful field") is a city located in Minas Gerais state, in Brazil. The estimated population in 2006 was 52.631 inhabitants and the total area of the municipality was 526,753 km². It was founded in 1879.

Geography

Climate

Campo Belo's climate can be classified as tropical altitude, with yearly average temperature of 23.5°C. The Köppen climate classification of the region is Cwa (Tropical on high altitudes, humid/warm summer and a dry/cool winter).

Campo Belo
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     177     28 18     155     29 18     111     28 18     35     27 16     39     25 14     11     24 12     9     24 11     10     26 12     42     27 14     75     28 16     135     28 17     170     28 18 Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation totals in mm Source: MSN Weather
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     7     82 64     6.1     84 64     4.4     82 64     1.4     81 61     1.5     77 57     0.4     75 54     0.4     75 52     0.4     79 54     1.7     81 57     3     82 61     5.3     82 63     6.7     82 64 Average max. and min. temperatures in °F Precipitation totals in inches

Soil

• Silic - Clay.

Topography

• Plain : 15%
• Waivy : 55%
• Mountain: 30%

References

1. "Estimativas das Populações Residentes, em 01.07.2006, Segundo os Municípios" (PDF) (in Portuguese). IBGE. Retrieved 2006-09-01.
2. "IBGE - Cidades@". O Brasil Município por Município. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Retrieved 2015-05-27.
3. "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.