Dores de Campos
City in Southeast, Brazil
Brasilia | |
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city | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Southeast |
State | Minas Gerais |
Incorporated | December 17, 1938 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ilídio Antonio de Melo Neto |
Area | |
• Total | 1,437 km2 (555 sq mi) |
Elevation | 956 m (3,136 ft) |
Population (2020 ) | |
• Total | 10,223 |
• Density | 71.8/km2 (186/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Website | Dores de Campos.com |
Dores de Campos is a Brazilian municipality. It is about 40 kilometers from São João del Rey at BR-265. About 30% of active people work in its principal factory: Marluvas.
As its neighbors cities, Dores de Campos is a point of Real Way (translated of Estrada Real).
It was founded in about 1720 and became a city on December 17, 1938.
Geography
According to IBGE (2017), the municipality is in the Immediate Geographic Region of Barbacena, in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Barbacena.
Ecclesiastical circumscription
The municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del-Rei.
21°06′S 44°02′W / 21.100°S 44.033°W / -21.100; -44.033
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