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Minas Gerais

State

Minas Gerais is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, the fourth largest state by area and the second largest by population. Its 2025 population was 21,393,441 across an area of 586,528.29 square kilometers, and its capital is Belo Horizonte. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Belo Horizonte 1
Population
21,393,441 1
2025 figure from Minas Gerais's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Area (sq km)
586,528.29 1
Admission Year
1889 1
Latitude
19.78222 degrees south 1
Longitude
43.95139 degrees west 1
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Associated With

Belo Horizonte, Cities

belo-horizonte is associated with minas-gerais.

Source Belo Horizonte (Wikipedia)
Brazil, Countries

Minas Gerais is a state of Brazil.

Source Minas Gerais (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Belo Horizonte, Cities

belo-horizonte is the capital of minas-gerais.

Source Belo Horizonte (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Minas Gerais (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Minas Gerais is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 census.
  • Infobox, capital
    Capital Belo Horizonte
  • Infobox, population
    21,393,441 (2025)
  • Infobox, area
    Area (Total) 586,528.29 km2
  • Infobox, coordinates
    19.78222 S 43.95139 W
  • History section
    In 1889, the Republic was proclaimed in Brazil and Minas Gerais became a State of the Federation.
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