Barão de Cocais

Barão de Cocais is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 is estimated to be 32,866 people living in an altitude between 682 and 1425 meters. The area of the municipality is 340.675 square kilometres (131.535 sq mi). The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Itabira.

Barão de Cocais
Municipality
Municipality of Barão de Cocais
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Minas Gerais
Founded24 June 1704
Government
  MayorDécio Geraldo dos Santos (PSB)
Area
  Total340.585 km2 (131.501 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total33,232
  Density83.51/km2 (216.3/sq mi)
Demonymcocaiense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code
35970-000 to 35983-999
HDI (2010)0.722 – high
Websitewww.baraodecocais.mg.gov.br

The municipality contains the Gongo Soco mine, once a gold mine and later a large iron ore operation, which closed in April 2016.

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