Conselheiro Lafaiete is a city of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is situated 96 km south from Belo Horizonte, capital of Minas Gerais. The population was 102.833 inhabitants, as of the 2000 census.[1] Flag of Minas Gerais See other Brazilian States Capital Belo Horizonte Largest City Belo Horizonte Area 586,528. ... Nickname: Location in Brazil Coordinates: , Country Region State Minas Gerais Founded 1701 Incorporated (as city) December 12, 1897 Government - Mayor Fernando da Mata Pimentel (PT) Area - City 330. ...
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^ Resident population, by sex and urban or rural situation, resident population 10-years-old and over, total, literate and literacy rate, in accordance to municipalities (Table). Censo Demográfico 2000. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved on 2007-09-02.
Coordinates: 20°40′S, 43°48′W Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
The flag of ConselheiroLafaiete was designed by the heraldist Arcinóe Antônio Peixoto de Faria.
It consists of a green field with a red cross, bordered white, and overall the municipal coat of arms on a white lozenge.
As is also usual for Peixoto de Faria's statements of symbolism, the coat of arms is supposed to symbolize the municipal government, the lozenge the city of ConselheiroLafaiete proper, the green field the rural areas of the municipality, and the arms of the cross the radiation of municipal authority throughout the territory.
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