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Belo Monte (Central northeastern portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɛlʊ ˈmõti]) is a municipality located in the western of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 6,710 (2020)[6] and its area is 334 km2 (129 sq mi).[7]
Belo Monte | |
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 View of Belo Monte | |
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 Location of Belo Monte in Alagoas | |
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| Coordinates: 9°49′40″S 37°16′48″W / 9.82778°S 37.28000°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Alagoas |
| Founded | 24 April 1958[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dalmo Augusto de Almeida Júnior (MDB) (2025-2028)[2][3] |
| • Vice Mayor | Antonio Jeremias Feitosa (MDB) (2025-2028)[2][3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 322.887 km2 (124.667 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 5,936[4] |
| • Density | 17.77/km2 (46.0/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Belo-montense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4] |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time) |
| Postal code | 57435-000[5] |
| HDI (2010) | 0.517 – low[4] |
| Website | belomonte.al.gov.br |
The municipality was designated a priority area for conservation and sustainable use when the Caatinga Ecological Corridor was created in 2006.[8]
See also
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edit- ↑ "História & Fotos". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- 1 2 "Eleições 2024: Dalminho (MDB) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Belo Monte-AL". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 30 November 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- 1 2 "Prefeito de Belo Monte (AL) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Belo Monte". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ↑ "CEP Belo Monte/AL - Brasil". codigo-postal.org (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ↑ IBGE 2020
- ↑ IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 January 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ Mattos, Marluza (2006), Ministério cria Corredor Ecológico da Caatinga (in Portuguese), Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 1 November 2016
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