Caeté

Caeté
Caeté
Municipality
	Municipality of Caeté
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	Caeté Location in Brazil
	Coordinates: 19°52′48″S 43°40′12″W / 19.88000°S 43.67000°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	Minas Gerais
Mesoregion	Metropolitan of Belo Horizonte
Microregion	Belo Horizonte
Settled	17th century
Incorporated	February 12th, 1714
Government
• Mayor	Joao Antonio da Trindade
Area
• Total	208,918 sq mi (541,094 km2)
Elevation	3,100 ft (945 m)
Population (2020 )
• Total	45,047
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
CEP	34800-000
Area code	31
HDI (2010)	0.728 – high
Website	www.caete.mg.gov.br
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Caeté is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais.

Geography

The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte.

The municipality contains a small part of the 31,270 hectares (77,300 acres) Serra do Gandarela National Park, created in 2014.^[4]

Etymology

The name Caeté is derived from the local term for some Marantaceae, in particular Stromanthe and Thalia. In another version, "Caeté" originates from Old Tupi, meaning "true forest" or "virgin forest", derived from the combination of the terms ka'a ("forest") and eté ("true").^[5]

Sports

44.9% of its population are fans of Cruzeiro while 40.2% prefer Atlético-MG.^[6]

References

^ "Área territorial oficial" [Official Territorial Area] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2002-10-10. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
^ IBGE 2020
^ "IDHM ranking 2010" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
^ PARNA de Serra do Gandarela (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-12{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
^ NAVARRO, E. A. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013. p. 550.
^ "Mapa das curtidas dos times do Brasil no Facebook | globoesporte.com". Globoesporte. Retrieved 2020-02-05.

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[IBGE_Área-1] "Área territorial oficial" [Official Territorial Area] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2002-10-10. Retrieved 2010-12-05.

[2] IBGE 2020

[3] "IDHM ranking 2010" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.

[4] PARNA de Serra do Gandarela (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-12{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)

[5] NAVARRO, E. A. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013. p. 550.

[6] "Mapa das curtidas dos times do Brasil no Facebook | globoesporte.com". Globoesporte. Retrieved 2020-02-05.

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Caeté
Municipality
Municipality of Caeté

Flag Seal

Caeté Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 19°52′48″S 43°40′12″W / 19.88000°S 43.67000°W / -19.88000; -43.67000
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	Minas Gerais
Mesoregion	Metropolitan of Belo Horizonte
Microregion	Belo Horizonte
Settled	17th century
Incorporated	February 12th, 1714
Government
• Mayor	Joao Antonio da Trindade
Area ^[1]
• Total	208,918 sq mi (541,094 km²)
Elevation	3,100 ft (945 m)
Population (2020 ^[2])
• Total	45,047
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
CEP	34800-000
Area code	31
HDI (2010)	0.728 – high^[3]
Website	www.caete.mg.gov.br