Caeté | |
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| Municipality of Caeté | |
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  Caeté Location inBrazil | |
| Coordinates:19°52′48″S43°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 | |
• 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 |
Caeté is a Brazilian municipality located in the state ofMinas Gerais.
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]
The nameCaeté is derived from the local term for someMarantaceae, in particularStromanthe andThalia. In another version, "Caeté" originates from Old Tupi, meaning "true forest" or "virgin forest", derived from the combination of the termska'a ("forest") andeté ("true").[5]
44.9% of its population are fans ofCruzeiro while 40.2% preferAtlético-MG.[6]
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