Minas Gerais

state in the Southeast Region of Brazil
AdministrativeArea federative_unit_of_brazil Q39109
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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].

Minas Gerais

Summary

Minas Gerais is a federative unit of Brazil[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of federative_unit_of_brazil entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,054 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Minas Gerais is located in Brazil[3].
  • Minas Gerais is in the country of Brazil[4].
  • Minas Gerais's head of government is recorded as Romeu Zema[5].
  • Minas Gerais's image is recorded as CURVA DO RIO.jpg[6].
  • Minas Gerais's image is recorded as FurnasReservoir01.JPG[7].
  • Minas Gerais's instance of is recorded as federative unit of Brazil[8].
  • Minas Gerais's capital is recorded as Belo Horizonte[9].
  • Minas Gerais's flag image is recorded as Bandeira de Minas Gerais.svg[10].
  • Minas Gerais's shares border with is recorded as São Paulo[11].
  • Minas Gerais's shares border with is recorded as Mato Grosso do Sul[12].
  • Minas Gerais's shares border with is recorded as Goiás[13].
  • Minas Gerais's shares border with is recorded as Federal District[14].
  • Minas Gerais's shares border with is recorded as Bahia[15].
  • Minas Gerais's shares border with is recorded as Espírito Santo[16].
  • Minas Gerais's shares border with is recorded as Rio de Janeiro[17].
  • Minas Gerais's anthem is recorded as Hino de Minas Gerais[18].
  • Minas Gerais's coat of arms image is recorded as Brasão de Minas Gerais.svg[19].
  • mine is named after Minas Gerais[20].
  • Minas Gerais's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Governador Valadares[21].
  • Minas Gerais's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ibirité[22].
  • Minas Gerais's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Santa Luzia[23].
  • Minas Gerais's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Montes Claros[24].
  • Minas Gerais's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ituiutaba[25].
  • Minas Gerais's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Passos[26].
  • Minas Gerais's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Barbacena[27].

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Geography

Minas Gerais is in the country of Brazil[4]. It is located in Brazil[3]. Its part of is recorded as Southeast Region[28].

Designation and Status

Minas Gerais's instance of is recorded as federative unit of Brazil[8].

History and Context

+1889-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Minas Gerais[29]. mine is named after it[20].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Minas Gerais include Minas Geraes[30], a dreadnought[31]; Federal University of it[32], a public university[33], in Brazil[34], founded in 1927[35], headquartered in Belo Horizonte[36]; minasgeraisite-(Y)[37], a mineral species[38]; and 10769 it[39], an asteroid[40].

Why It Matters

Minas Gerais ranks in the top 8% of federative_unit_of_brazil entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,054 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for it include Minas Geraes[30], a dreadnought[31]; Federal University of it[32], a public university[33], in Brazil[34], founded in 1927[35], headquartered in Belo Horizonte[36]; minasgeraisite-(Y)[37], a mineral species[38]; and 10769 it[39], an asteroid[40].

References

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  27. [29] . wikidata.org.

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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