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Contagem

Field	Value
name	Contagem
settlement_type	Municipality
official_name	Municipality of Contagem
website
nickname	Contagem das Abóboras
motto	Per Populum Omnis Potestas A Deo
image_skyline	27.06.2024 - Cerimônia sobre investimentos do Governo Federal em Contagem (MG) (53820719123).jpg
imagesize	280px
image_caption	Skyline of Contagem
image_flag	Bandeira de Contagem - MG.svg
image_seal	Brasão de Contagem - MG.svg
image_map	MinasGerais Municip Contagem.svg
map_caption	Location in Minas Gerais
pushpin_map	Brazil
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_type2	State
subdivision_name	Brazil
subdivision_name1	Southeast
subdivision_name2	Minas Gerais
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Marília Campos (PT)
established_title	Founded
established_date	1716
area_total_km2	194.586
population_as_of	2022
population_footnotes
population_total	621,863
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	BRT
utc_offset	−3
coordinates
elevation_m	858
elevation_ft	2,815
area_code	+55 31
postal_code_type	Postal Code
postal_code	32000-000
blank_name	HDI (2010)
blank_info	0.756 – high{{Cite web	title=Archived copy	url=http://www.pnud.org.br/arquivos/ranking-idhm-2010.pdf	url-status=dead	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233352/http://www.pnud.org.br/arquivos/ranking-idhm-2010.pdf	archive-date=July 8, 2014	access-date=August 1, 2013	publisher=United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Contagem () is a city in the center of the state of Minas Gerais, in Brazil. It is only 21 km from the capital, Belo Horizonte, and forms part of a metropolitan area with a population of 4.8 million.

Over time, the city's geographic boundaries were lost due to its horizontal growth towards the capital, causing intense conurbation with Belo Horizonte. Contagem is part of the Greater Belo Horizonte area and is one of the most important cities in this urban agglomeration, mainly due to its large industrial park. Its road system, designed to accommodate an intense flow of vehicles and cargo, is made up of the country's main highways, BR-381 (Fernão Dias - access to São Paulo), BR-262 (access to Vitória and Triângulo Mineiro) and BR-040 (access to Brasília and Rio de Janeiro).

Geography

The city belongs to the metropolitan mesoregion and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte, has a territorial extension of 195.2 km2, and borders the municipalities of Ribeirão das Neves, Esmeraldas, Betim, Ibirité and Belo Horizonte. The elevation of the city hall is 939 m.

Demography

According to estimates from 2020 the municipal population was 668,949 making it the third most populous city in the state of Minas Gerais, after Belo Horizonte and Uberlândia.

The population is very young with 86% of the population being less than 50 years old.

Education indicators:

adults with up to 10 years of education: 23.67%
young people between 10 and 14 years old attending school: 96.8%
adults with no formal schooling: 5.21%
young people ages between 15 and 17 enrolled in secondary education: 83.7%
adults who have studied some university: 23%
illiteracy rate for adults over 25: 7%

Color/Race	Percentage
Mixed	48.6%
White	38.9%
Black	10.1%
Asian	1.3%
Amerindian	0.1%

Source: Census 2010

Economy

Contagem is primarily a city of heavy industry with a diversified industrial complex; even though minerals processing and chemicals still have a large importance. The municipality is responsible for 5.28% of the state GDP, occupying third place after Belo Horizonte and Betim.

Serious problems with water and air pollution exist, and the Pampulha Lake (Belo Horizonte) receives large quantities of heavy metals from the city.

Contagem was the first industrial district built in Minas Gerais. Inaugurated in 1946, by 1950 it was the largest in the state. The Gafanhoto power plant (on the Pará River) was built by the state government in 1952 to provide for the implementation and development of the district, which is still the largest industrial region in Minas Gerais.

Ceasa Minas Greater BH (regional wholesale supply center) is in Contagem. It has a built area of 605,000m2, with 535 companies installed, and a public on busy days of 65,000 people. It is the largest in vegetables in all of Brazil.

Sister city

Cuba Cienfuegos

Carmelo is a sister city in Cuba.

Notable people

Gilson Bernardo (born 1968), volleyball player
Arlene Xavier (born 1969), volleyball player
Ramon Menezes (born 1972), footballer
Glaydson (born 1979), defensive midfielder
Rafael Pereira (born 1997), athlete
Serginho (born 1986), footballer
Philipe Fidélis dos Santos (born 1989), footballer
Jonathan Reis (born 1990), footballer
Raquel Fernandes (born 1991), footballer
Ricardo Lucarelli (born 1992), volleyball player
Graxa (born 1993), footballer
Kay (born 1999), 2-time UR2D Sunday League World Champion

References

[https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/mg/contagem/panorama IBGE 2022]
"Contagem - Guia do cidade Contagem -MG Aqui você Encontra !".
"FTP link". ftp.ibge.gov.br.

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