Coronel Xavier Chaves is a
Brazilian municipality located in the state of
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in ...
. The city belongs to the mesoregion of
Campo das Vertentes and to the microregion of
São João del-Rei. In 2021, the estimated population was 3,488.
The municipality contains part of the
Ritápolis National Forest
Ritápolis National Forest () is a national forest in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Location
The Ritápolis National Forest covers of Atlantic Forest.
It covers parts of the municipalities of São João del Rei, Ritápolis and Coronel ...
.
Geography
According to
IBGE
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (; IBGE) is the agency responsible for official collection of statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental information in Brazil. IBGE performs a decennial national cen ...
(2017), the municipality belongs to the
Immediate Geographic Region of São João del-Rei, in the
Intermediate Geographic Region of Barbacena.
Ecclesiastical circumscription
The municipality is part of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del-Rei.
See also
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List of municipalities in Minas Gerais
This is a list of the municipalities in the States of Brazil, state of Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais (MG), located in the Southeast Region, Brazil, Southeast Region of Brazil. Minas Gerais is divided into 853 Municipalities of Brazil, municipalities, ...
References
1962 establishments in Minas Gerais
Municipalities in Minas Gerais
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