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Alfenas

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Alfenas

Total population

78,970

Coordinates-21.43°, -45.95°

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Overview

Alfenas is a municipality in the southern part of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 its population was 80,494 and the area of the municipality is 849 km2. The elevation is 888m. It is served by highways MG 179, BR 491 and BR 369. The distance to the state capital of Belo Horizonte is 335 km and the distance to São Paulo is 300 km. The slogan for the city is "Alfenas, the gateway to the sea of Minas", in reference to nearby Lake Furnas.

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Geography

Latitude
-21.4297
Longitude
-45.9479
Water area
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Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
3101607
UF
MG
Mesorregião
Sul/Sudoeste de Minas
Microrregião
Alfenas

servicodados.ibge.gov.br

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • IBGE — Brazilian national statistics, via servicodados.ibge.gov.br (official municipal code, UF, mesorregião, microrregião, region)
  • IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics — servicodados.ibge.gov.br