Carmópolis de Minas

Location of Carmópolis de Minas

Church of N. Senhora do Carmo

City arms

Carmópolis de Minas is a city in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais with 18,812 inhabitants (official estimate 2016).

geography

The geographical coordinates of the town, which has an area of 401.7 and 907 m above the sea level, are 20 ° 33 '  S , 44 ° 38'  W coordinates: 20 ° 33 '  S , 44 ° 38'  W .

Carmópolis is 120 km southwest of Belo Horizonte , the capital of the state of Minas Gerais, on the BR 381 motorway, which continues to São Paulo , which in turn is 460 km southwest.

economy

Agricultural products:

• tomatoes
• coffee

Industries:

• Copobras Descartáveis ​​(disposable plastic containers)
• Metalurgica Fercar (metallurgy)

politics

Mayor is Geraldo Antônio da Silva of the PSD (also called Geraldo Touro), who was elected in 2016 with 58.9% of the valid votes.

Born in Carmópolis

• José Belisário da Silva (* 1945) is a Roman Catholic religious and archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão

Web links

• Official website

Commons : Carmópolis de Minas  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

proof

1. ↑ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IGBE) - Carmópolis de Minas , accessed on June 27, 2017
2. ↑ 7Graus - eleicoes 2016 , accessed on June 27, 2017