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Pouso Alegre

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municipality of Minas Gerais state, Brazil

Key facts

Country
Brazil
Region
Southeast
State
Minas Gerais
Founded
October 19, 1848
Mayor
Rafael Simões (DEM)
Municipality
542.797 km (209.575 sq mi)
Elevation
832 m (2,730 ft)
Density
298.699/km (773.627/sq mi)
Urban
139,608
City settlement
148,700
Time zone
UTC−3 ( BRT )
Hdi 2010
0.774 – high
Website
pousoalegre .mg .gov .br

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
big city
Demonym
pouso-alegrense
Country
Brazil
Located in
Minas Gerais
Population
81836
Area
543.068
Elevation
832
Shares border with
Silvianópolis
Image
Pouso Alegre (1).jpg
Dialing code
35
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postal code
37550-000 até 37561-999
Commons category
Pouso Alegre
Human Development Index
0.774
electorate
105987
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Encyclopedic overview

Pouso Alegre is a municipality in southern region of Minas Gerais state, Brazil, with a population of 162,133 in 2020. The area of the municipality is 543 km. It lies in the valley of the Sapucaí River.

Cities that form boundaries with Pouso Alegre are: Cachoeira de Minas, Santa Rita do Sapucaí, Careaçu, São Sebastião da Bela Vista, Estiva, Congonhal, São João da Mata and Silvianópolis.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pouso Alegre” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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