Santa Cruz de Minas
Santa Cruz de Minas | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of Santa Cruz de Minas | |
A view of a street of Santa Cruz de Minas | |
Nickname(s): "A Menorzinha do Brasil, Santa Cruz" ("The Little Smallest of Brazil, Santa Cruz") | |
Location of Santa Cruz de Minas in Minas Gerais and Brazil | |
Coordinates: 21°07′12″S 44°13′22″W / 21.12000°S 44.22278°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Southeast |
State | Minas Gerais |
Founded | December 21, 1995 |
Government | |
• Mayor |
José Antônio dos Santos (PP) (2009-2012) |
Area | |
• Total | 2.859 km2 (1.104 sq mi) |
Elevation | 930 m (3,050 ft) |
Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 7,870 |
• Density | 2,752.71/km2 (7,129.5/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | santacruzense |
Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
Area code(s) | +55 38 |
HDI' (2000) | 0.755 – medium[2] |
Santa Cruz de Minas is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Campo das Vertentes and to the microregion of Sao Joao del Rei. It is the smallest municipality of Brazil, measuring only 2.9 square kilometres (1.1 sq mi).
See also
References
- ↑ "Estimativas das Populações Residentes, em 31.12.2010, Segundo os Municípios" (in Portuguese). IBGE. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ↑ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
Coordinates: 21°07′12″S 44°13′22″W / 21.12000°S 44.22278°W
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