Contagem is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. The 2022 census figures compiled by City Population count 621,863 inhabitants in the municipality, against 602,986 at the 2010 census and 538,017 at the 2000 census. GeoNames places Contagem at latitude -19.93167 and longitude -44.05361, about 945 metres above sea level by its digital elevation model, and assigns it to a time zone that is UTC-3 in the IANA time zone database. GeoNames lists it as a populated place. Contagem is not the capital of Minas Gerais, which is Belo Horizonte. The atlas places it in the South America subregion and treats it as a city for browsing purposes. GeoNames carries a population figure of 627,123 for it.
Facts
Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Brazil: Minas Gerais municipalities
citypopulation.deMunicipalities table, census of 2022-08-01Quote, Municipalities table, census of 2022-08-01
Contagem Municipality 538,017 602,986 621,863
2. GeoNames: Contagem
GeoNames page, Population
Population 627,123
GeoNames page, elevation, banded by atlas thresholds
SRTM3 945 m
GeoNames page, Timezone
Timezone America/Sao_Paulo
Coordinates
Coordinates -19.93167, -44.05361
Elevation
SRTM3 945 m
Part Of: Brazil, GeoNames hierarchy line
Home > South America > Brazil BR > Minas Gerais 15
On Continent: South America, GeoNames hierarchy line
Home > South America > Brazil BR > Minas Gerais 15
In Group: Cities of South America (World), GeoNames hierarchy line
Home > South America > Brazil BR > Minas Gerais 15
View the Source3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cellQuote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell
-19.75 -44.25 Cwa
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