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Santo Antônio do Monte

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Country
  
Brazil

State
  
Minas Gerais

Area
  
1,129 km²

Region
  
Southeast Region

Time zone
  
BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)

Local time
  
Wednesday 3:58 AM

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Weather
  
18°C, Wind SE at 8 km/h, 83% Humidity

Santo Antônio do Monte (Portuguese, St. Antony of the Hill) is a municipality in the central part of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The population is 27,752 (2015 est.) in an area of 1125.78 km². The city is located 194 km west of state capital Belo Horizonte. The city is also known as Samonte. Santo Antonio do Monte was founded in the 18th century and it became a municipality on November 16, 1875. The main economic activity of the city is the production of fireworks. Nowadays there are in the city about 50 firework factories.

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Map of Santo Ant%C3%B4nio do Monte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Neighboring municipalities

  • Divinópolis
  • Lagoa da Prata
  • Formiga
  • Pedra do Indaiá
  • São Sebastião do Oeste
  • Arcos
  • Luz
  • Bom Despacho

    • References

    Santo Antônio do Monte Wikipedia
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