Caeté | |
Official Name: | Municipality of Caeté |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Southeast |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Type3: | Mesoregion |
Subdivision Name3: | Metropolitan of Belo Horizonte |
Subdivision Type4: | Microregion |
Subdivision Name4: | Belo Horizonte |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Joao Antonio da Trindade |
Established Title: | Settled |
Established Date: | 17th century |
Established Title1: | Incorporated |
Established Date1: | February 12th, 1714 |
Coordinates: | -19.88°N -43.67°W |
Elevation M: | 945 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 541094 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2020 [2] |
Population Total: | 45,047 |
Timezone: | BRT |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Postal Code Type: | CEP |
Postal Code: | 34800-000 |
Area Code: | 31 |
Blank Name: | HDI (2010) |
Blank Info: | 0.728 – high[3] |
Caeté is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais.
The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte.
The name Caeté is derived from the local term for some Marantaceae, in particular Stromanthe and Thalia.
The municipality contains a small part of the Serra do Gandarela National Park, created in 2014.
44.9% of its population are fans of Cruzeiro while 40.2% prefer Atlético-MG.[4]