Nova Lima

Município de Nova Lima ; Nova Lima
	Aerial view of Nova Lima
	Nova Lima
	Nova Lima
Coordinates	19 ° 59 ′ S , 43 ° 51 ′ W Coordinates: 19 ° 59 ′ S , 43 ° 51 ′ W
	Location of the municipality in the state of Minas Gerais
Symbols
coat of arms	flag
	Motto ; "Tradição e trabalho"
founding	February 5, 1891 town charter (age 129)
Basic data
Country	Brazil
State	Minas Gerais
ISO 3166-2	BR-MG
Metropolitan area	Belo Horizonte metropolitan area
height	750 m
Waters	Rio das Velhas
climate	tropical mountain climate, Cwa
surface	429.3 km²
Residents	80,998 (2010)
density	188.7 Ew. / km²
estimate	94,889 (July 1, 2019)
Parish code	IBGE : 3144805
Post Code	34000-000 to 34019-999
Telephone code	(+55) 31
Time zone	UTC −3
Website	novalima.mg (Brazilian Portuguese)
politics
City Prefect	Vitor Penido de Barros (2017-2020)
Political party	Democratas
economy
GDP	9,112,333 thousand. R $; 98,856 R $ per capita ; (2017)
HDI	0.813 (very high) (2010)

Nova Lima , officially Portuguese Município de Nova Lima , is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais . It is part of the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte and is about 20 kilometers from Belo Horizonte . The population was estimated as of July 1, 2019 at 94,889 inhabitants, who are called Nova-Limenser ( nova-limenses ).

history

Historically, the municipality was known as Campos de Congonhas, Congonhas de Sabará, Villa Nova de Lima and, after receiving city rights from 1891 to 1923, as Vila Nova Lima. The toponym is named after a former local named Augusto de Lima.

economy

Mining is one of the city's main economic activities, including the extraction of iron ore and gold . The city's most famous mine is Morro Velho (Old Hill), a gold mine with a depth of 2700 meters.

Sports

In the city is the Villa Nova AC , the second oldest still active football club in Minas Gerais. The club was a major force from the 1930s to the early 1950s, winning five Minas Gerais state championships during that time.