Congonhal Explained
| Official Name: | Congonhal |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Brazil |
| Subdivision Name1: | Southeast |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Minas Gerais |
| Subdivision Type3: | Mesoregion |
| Subdivision Name3: | Sud/Sudoeste de Minas |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
| Population Total: | 12,082 |
| Timezone: | BRT |
| Utc Offset: | -3 |
Congonhal is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.[2] [3] [4] [5] Its population in 2017 was of 11.706 inhabitants according to estimated data from IBGE.
History
The beginning of historic occupation of the region where today is Congonhal and neighbor municipalities, goes back to the mid-eighteenth century, strongly driven by the discovery of gold in the mines of Alto Sapucaí. The city's settlement began in 1756 by paulistas and portugueses, when a bridge was constructed across a river. In 1880 the parish of San Jose was canonically instituted.
See also
References
-22.1528°N -46.0389°W
Notes and References
- https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/mg/congonhal/panorama IBGE 2020
- Web site: Divisão Territorial do Brasil . July 1, 2008 . Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) . December 17, 2009. pt.
- Web site: Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009 . Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) . August 14, 2009 . December 17, 2009 . . pt . https://web.archive.org/web/20130807023656/http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2009/POP2009_DOU.pdf . August 7, 2013 . dead .
- Web site: Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil . 2000 . Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD) . December 17, 2009 . pt . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091003103229/http://www.pnud.org.br/atlas/ranking/IDH-M%2091%2000%20Ranking%20decrescente%20%28pelos%20dados%20de%202000%29.htm . October 3, 2009 .
- Web site: Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005 . December 19, 2007 . Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) . December 17, 2009 . pt . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081002024524/http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2005/tab01.pdf . October 2, 2008 .
