Monte Carmelo
Monte Carmelo | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Monte Carmelo City Hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Minas Gerais | |
  Monte Carmelo Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 18°44′S 47°30′W / 18.73°S 47.50°W[1] | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Intermediate region | Uberlândia |
| Immediate region | Monte Carmelo[2] |
| Established as a municipality | 6 October 1882[3] |
| Installed | 7 January 1889[4] |
| City status | 24 May 1892[4] |
| Districts | Monte Carmelo, Celso Bueno[4] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ricardo Ferreira (2025–2028) (PSD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,343.035 km2 (518.549 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 890 m (2,920 ft) |
| Population (2022)[7] | |
• Total | 47,692 |
| 49,500 | |
| • Density | 35.511/km2 (91.972/sq mi) |
| Demonym | carmelitano |
| Socioeconomic indicators | |
| • HDI (2010) | 0.728 |
| • GDP per capita (2023) | R$41,037.50 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal code | 38500-000 |
| Area code | 34 |
| Website | www |
Monte Carmelo is a municipality in western Minas Gerais, Brazil. It belongs to the Immediate Geographic Region of Monte Carmelo and the Intermediate Geographic Region of Uberlândia.[2] The municipality covers 1,343.035 km2 (518.549 sq mi). Its population was 47,692 in the 2022 census and was estimated at 49,500 in 2025.[7]
The municipality was created as Nossa Senhora do Carmo da Bagagem on 6 October 1882 and installed on 7 January 1889. Its seat received city status in 1892, and the municipality adopted the name Monte Carmelo in 1900.[3][4] It consists of the districts of Monte Carmelo and Celso Bueno.[4] The Federal University of Uberlândia operates one of its campuses in the municipality.[9]
History
[edit]Carmo da Bagagem was established as a district in 1870 under the municipality of Bagagem, now Estrela do Sul. Provincial Law No. 2,927 created the municipality of Nossa Senhora do Carmo da Bagagem and elevated its seat to a vila on 6 October 1882.[3] The municipality was installed on 7 January 1889. Its seat became a city on 24 May 1892, and State Law No. 286 changed the municipality's name to Monte Carmelo on 25 June 1900.[4]
Douradoquara, Iraí de Minas, and Romaria were separated from Monte Carmelo in 1962 to form new municipalities. In the 2022 territorial division, Monte Carmelo consisted of the districts of Monte Carmelo and Celso Bueno.[4]
Education
[edit]The Federal University of Uberlândia's Monte Carmelo campus offers undergraduate programs in agronomy, surveying and cartographic engineering, forestry engineering, geology, and information systems.[9]
Notable people
[edit]- Mário Palmério, writer, educator, and politician[10]
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ Monte Carmelo: mapa municipal [Monte Carmelo: municipal map] (PDF) (Map) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Monte Carmelo". Cidades e Estados (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Lei nº 2.927, de 6 de outubro de 1882" [Law No. 2,927 of 6 October 1882] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais. 6 October 1882. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Monte Carmelo". IBGE Library (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "Governo 2025/2028" [Government, 2025–2028] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Municipality of Monte Carmelo. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "Prefeito: Monte Carmelo" [Mayor: Monte Carmelo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Superior Electoral Court. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Monte Carmelo". Cidades e Estados (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "Perfil" [Profile] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Municipality of Monte Carmelo. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Campus Monte Carmelo" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federal University of Uberlândia. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "Mário Palmério" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Academy of Letters. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
External links
[edit]- Official municipal website (in Portuguese)
- Municipal Chamber of Monte Carmelo (in Portuguese)
Media related to Monte Carmelo (Minas Gerais) at Wikimedia Commons
