Minas Gerais
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Minas Gerais has a population of 20.5 million as of 2022[1]. Its area is 587,000 square kilometers[2].
The time zone for Minas Gerais is UTC−03:00 and America/Sao_Paulo[3].
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Brazil[3]
- Country: Brazil[4]
- Head of government: Romeu Zema[5]
- Capital: Belo Horizonte[6]
- Shares border with: São Paulo[7], Mato Grosso do Sul[8], Goiás[9], Federal District[10], Bahia[11], Espírito Santo[12], Rio de Janeiro[13]
- Anthem: Hino de Minas Gerais[14]
- Named after: mine[15]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Governador Valadares[16], Ibirité[17], Santa Luzia[18], Montes Claros[19], Ituiutaba[20], Passos[21], Barbacena[22], Itaúna[23], Itabira[24], Coronel Fabriciano[25], Araguari[26]
- Flag: flag of the State of Minas Gerais[27]
- Twinned administrative body: Yamanashi Prefecture[28], Daegu[29]
- Legislative body: Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais[30]
- Executive body: cabinet of the governor of the state of Minas Gerais[31]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of the State of Minas Gerais[32]
- Part of: Southeast Region[33]
- Commons category: Minas Gerais[34]
- Patron saint: Our Lady of Sorrows[35]
- Located in time zone: UTC−03:00[36], America/Sao_Paulo[37]
- Inception: 1889[38]
- Highest point: Pico da Bandeira[39]
- Official website: http://www.mg.gov.br/[40]
- Topic's main category: Category:Minas Gerais[41]
- Commons gallery: Minas Gerais[42]
- Human Development Index: 0.626[43], 0.633[44], 0.64[45], 0.648[46], 0.655[47], 0.664[48], 0.671[49], 0.676[50], 0.679[51], 0.683[52], 0.69[53], 0.696[54], 0.703[55], 0.698[56]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Minas Gerais include Minas Geraes[57], a dreadnought[58]; Federal University of it[59], a public university[60], in Brazil[61], founded in 1927[62], headquartered in Belo Horizonte[63]; minasgeraisite-(Y)[64], a mineral species[65]; and 10769 it[66], an asteroid[67].
Why It Matters
Minas Gerais has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[68] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[69]
Entities named for it include Minas Geraes[57], a dreadnought[58]; Federal University of it[59], a public university[60], in Brazil[61], founded in 1927[62], headquartered in Belo Horizonte[63]; minasgeraisite-(Y)[64], a mineral species[65]; and 10769 it[66], an asteroid[67].