Prados, Minas Gerais

Prados
Municipality of Prados
Flag of Prados
Official seal of Prados
Location in the state of Minas Gerais
Location in the state of Minas Gerais
Country Brazil
State Minas Gerais
RegionSoutheast
Intermediate RegionBarbacena
Immediate RegionSão João del-Rei
Founded1704
Government
 • MayorLester Rezende Dantas Júnior (PSDB)
Area
 • Total
264.115 km2 (101.975 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
9,128
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Demonympradense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code
36320-000 to 36324-999
HDI (2010)0.689 – medium[2]
Websiteprados.mg.gov.br

Prados is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Campo das Vertentes and to the microregion of Sao Joao del Rei. In 2020, the estimated population was 9,080.[3]

Geography

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According to the modern (2017) geographic classification by Brazil's National Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the municipality belongs to the Immediate Geographic Region of São João del-Rei, in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Barbacena.[4]

Ecclesiastical circumscription

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The municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del-Rei.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "IBGE Prados". IBGE. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ IBGE 2020
  4. ^ "Divisões Regionais do Brasil | IBGE". www.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  5. ^ Silveira, Lucas. "Diocese ganha novo mapa territorial após criação de novas foranias". Diocese de São João del Rei. Retrieved 2023-02-19.

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