Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte (mesoregion) explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios. pt. GDP of the Brazilian Municipalities. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2010-11-01. 2014-12-23. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140424193551/http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2004_2008/pibmunic2004_2008.pdf. 2014-04-24.