Betim
Betim | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Betim | |
 Partial view of Betim | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Minas Gerais | |
| Coordinates: 19°58′04″S 44°11′52″W / 19.96778°S 44.19778°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State |  Minas Gerais |
| Founded | December 17, 1938 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vittorio Medioli (PHS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 342.85 km2 (132.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 830 m (2,720 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 411,846 |
| 431,433 | |
| • Density | 1,176.6/km2 (3,047/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Betinense |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal Code | 32500-000 |
| Area code | (+55) 31 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.749 – high[2] |
| Website | betim |
Betim is a town in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitan of Belo Horizonte (BH) and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte. It is the fifth largest city in Minas Gerais and one of the 50 largest cities in the Southeast of Brazil.
Betim is home to several Petrobras oil refineries, as well as Fiat's largest factory, which opened in 1976.[3] The city has an important role not only in the state's economy, but in the whole country's as well.
Geography
[edit]Betim is located on the southwest of Belo Horizonte IGR, with Rio Paraopeba flowing through its south. Its average elevation is 830 meters above the sea level.[4]
Climate
[edit]Betim has Humid Subtropical Climate (Cwa). It sees the most rainfall in December, with 268.5 mm of average precipitation; and the least rainfall in July, with 5.5 mm of average precipitation.
| Climate data for Betim | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24 (75) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
21 (70) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
20 (68) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20 (68) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
18 (64) |
16 (61) |
14 (57) |
13 (55) |
15 (59) |
17 (63) |
19 (66) |
19 (66) |
20 (68) |
18 (64) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 231.8 (9.13) |
149.8 (5.90) |
125.6 (4.94) |
46.3 (1.82) |
19.6 (0.77) |
11.4 (0.45) |
5.5 (0.22) |
10.5 (0.41) |
36.5 (1.44) |
85.8 (3.38) |
176.4 (6.94) |
268.5 (10.57) |
1,167.7 (45.97) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) | 18.8 | 13.3 | 13.8 | 6.3 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 10.6 | 17.1 | 21.2 | 114.5 |
| Mean daily daylight hours | 13.2 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 12.1 |
| Source: Weatherspark.com[5] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
[edit]- Jonathas de Jesus, professional footballer.
See also
[edit]- List of municipalities in Minas Gerais
- Ramacrisna
References
[edit]- 1 2 Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). "Betim".
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Morre ex-governador de Minas Gerais Rondon Pacheco". ISTOÉ. 2016-07-04. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
- ↑ "Betim topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ↑ "Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Betim, Brazil". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
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