Campo Belo

Coordinates: 20°53′49″S 45°16′37″W / 20.89694°S 45.27694°W / -20.89694; -45.27694
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Campo Belo
View of Campo Belo's main square
View of Campo Belo's main square
Flag of Campo Belo
Official seal of Campo Belo
Motto(s): 
Portuguese: União, Ordem e Progresso (Union, Order and Progress)
Location in Brazil
Location in Brazil
Campo Belo is located in Brazil
Campo Belo
Campo Belo
Coordinates: 20°53′49″S 45°16′37″W / 20.89694°S 45.27694°W / -20.89694; -45.27694
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
StateMinas Gerais
MesoregionWest of Minas Gerais
MicroregionCampo Belo
Founded1879
Government
 • MayorTulio Miguel
Area
 • Total528.225 km2 (203.949 sq mi)
Elevation
945.0 m (3,100.4 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total54,186
 • Density97.58/km2 (252.7/sq mi)
DemonymCampo-belense[2]
Time zoneUTC-3 (BRT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2 (BRST)
HDI (2010) [3]0.711
WebsiteCampo Belo, Minas Gerais

Campo Belo (Portuguese for "beautiful field") is a city located in Minas Gerais state, in Brazil. The estimated population in 2020 was 54,186 inhabitants, and the total area of the municipality was 528.225 square kilometres (203.949 sq mi). It was founded in 1879.

Geography[edit]

Climate[edit]

Campo Belo's climate can be classified as tropical altitude, with yearly average temperature of 23.5 °C (74.3 °F). 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)
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Source: MSN Weather
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Soil[edit]

  • Silic - Clay.

Topography[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  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.