Campo Belo

Campo Belo
View of Campo Belo's main square
Flag Seal
Motto: Portuguese: União, Ordem e Progresso (Union, Order and Progress)
Location in Brazil
Campo Belo Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 20°53′49″S 45°16′37″W / 20.89694°S 45.27694°WCoordinates: 20°53′49″S 45°16′37″W / 20.89694°S 45.27694°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	Minas Gerais
Mesoregion	West of Minas Gerais
Microregion	Campo Belo
Founded	1879
Government
• Mayor	Tulio Miguel
Area
• Total	526,753 km^2 (203,380 sq mi)
Elevation	945.0 m (3,100.4 ft)
Population (2006)[1]
• Total	52,631
• Density	97.58/km^2 (252.7/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Campo-belense[2]
Time zone	BRT (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)	BRST (UTC-2)
HDI (2010) [3]	0.711
Website	Campo Belo, Minas Gerais

Campo Belo (Portuguese for "beautiful field") is a city located in Minas Gerais state, in Brazil. The estimated population in 2006 was 52.631 inhabitants, and the total area of the municipality was 526,753 square kilometres (203,380 sq mi). It was founded in 1879.

Geography

Climate

Campo Belo's climate can be classified as tropical altitude, with yearly average temperature of 23.5 °C (74.3 °F). The Köppen climate classification of the region is Cwa (Tropical on high altitudes, humid/warm summer and a dry/cool winter).

Campo Belo
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     177     28 18     155     29 18     111     28 18     35     27 16     39     25 14     11     24 12     9     24 11     10     26 12     42     27 14     75     28 16     135     28 17     170     28 18 Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation totals in mm Source: MSN Weather
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     7     82 64     6.1     84 64     4.4     82 64     1.4     81 61     1.5     77 57     0.4     75 54     0.4     75 52     0.4     79 54     1.7     81 57     3     82 61     5.3     82 63     6.7     82 64 Average max. and min. temperatures in °F Precipitation totals in inches

Soil

• Silic - Clay.

Topography

• Plain : 15%
• Waivy : 55%
• Mountain: 30%

References

1. "Estimativas das Populações Residentes, em 01.07.2006, Segundo os Municípios" (PDF) (in Portuguese). IBGE. Retrieved 2006-09-01.
2. "IBGE - Cidades@". O Brasil Município por Município. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Retrieved 2015-05-27.
3. "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" [Ranking of HDI-M of Brazilian Municipalities] (PDF) (in Portuguese). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 2010. Retrieved 2013-08-03.