Settlement Type: | Mesoregion |
Official Name: | Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Southeast |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Area Total Km2: | 39486.678 |
Population As Of: | 2010/IBGE |
Population Total: | 6302665 |
Population Density Km2: | 159.6 |
Timezone: | BRT |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Timezone Dst: | BRST |
Utc Offset Dst: | -2 |
Coordinates: | -19.8169°N -43.9558°W |
Area Code: | +55 31 |
Postal Code Type: | CEP postal code |
Postal Code: | 30000-000 |
The mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte is one of the twelve mesoregions of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is composed of 105 municipalities,[1] distributed across 8 microregions.It is the most populous and densely populated of all the mesoregions of Minas Gerais.The largest city by population is Belo Horizonte.
The mesoregion encompasses all the Belo Horizonte metropolitan region (which has only 34 cities), and both should not be confused. The former is a geographical division created by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics for statistical purposes, while the latter is the definition of a metropolitan area.