Caeté
Caeté | |
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| Municipality of Caeté | |
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  Caeté Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 19°52′48″S 43°40′12″W / 19.88000°S 43.67000°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State |  Minas Gerais |
| Mesoregion | Metropolitan of Belo Horizonte |
| Microregion | Belo Horizonte |
| Settled | 17th century |
| Incorporated | February 12th, 1714 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Joao Antonio da Trindade |
| Area | |
• Total | 208,918 sq mi (541,094 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,100 ft (945 m) |
| Population (2020 [2]) | |
• Total | 45,047 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| CEP | 34800-000 |
| Area code | 31 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.728 – high[3] |
| Website | www |
Caeté is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais.
Geography
[edit]The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte.
The municipality contains a small part of the 31,270 hectares (77,300 acres) Serra do Gandarela National Park, created in 2014.[4]
Etimology
[edit]The name Caeté is derived from the local term for some Marantaceae, in particular Stromanthe and Thalia. In another version, "Caeté" originates from Old Tupi, meaning "true forest" or "virgin forest", derived from the combination of the terms ka'a ("forest") and eté ("true").[5]
Sports
[edit]44.9% of its population are fans of Cruzeiro while 40.2% prefer Atlético-MG.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Área territorial oficial" [Official Territorial Area] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2002-10-10. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "IDHM ranking 2010" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ^ PARNA de Serra do Gandarela (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-12
- ^ NAVARRO, E. A. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013. p. 550.
- ^ "Mapa das curtidas dos times do Brasil no Facebook | globoesporte.com". Globoesporte. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
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