Santo Antônio do Monte

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Santo Antônio do Monte

Total population

27,295

Elevation885 m

Land area1129.37 km²

Coordinates-20.09°, -45.29°

Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

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Overview

Santo Antônio do Monte is a municipality in the central part of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The population is 28,427 in an area of 1,125.78 km2 (434.67 sq mi). The city is located 194 km west of state capital Belo Horizonte. The city is also known as Samonte. Santo Antonio do Monte was founded in the 18th century and it became a municipality on November 16, 1875. The main economic activity of the city is the production of fireworks. Nowadays there are in the city about 70 firework factories.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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