Lagoa Dourada

Lagoa Dourada
Municipality
Municipality of Lagoa Dourada
Flag
Seal
Location in Minas Gerais
Country Brazil
State Minas Gerais
RegionSoutheast
Intermediate RegionBarbacena
Immediate RegionSão João del-Rei
Founded6 June 1912
Government
 • MayorRonald Pereira Dutra (PSDB)
Area
 • Total
476.693 km2 (184.052 sq mi)
Elevation
1,080 m (3,540 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
13,115
 • Density28/km2 (71/sq mi)
Demonymlagoense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code
36345-000 to 36349-999
HDI (2010)0.676 – medium[2]
Websitelagoadourada.mg.gov.br

Lagoa Dourada is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais.

It is the national capital of the Swiss roll, locally called rocambole.[3]

Geography

According to IBGE (2017), the municipality belongs to the Immediate Geographic Region of São João del-Rei, in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Barbacena.[4]

Ecclesiastical circumscription

The municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del-Rei.[5]

Demography

Population

In 2020, the estimated population was 13,063.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "IBGE Lagoa Dourada". IBGE. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "CCJ aprova título de capital do rocambole para Lagoa Dourada, em Minas Gerais - Notícias". Portal da Câmara dos Deputados (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  4. ^ "Divisões Regionais do Brasil | IBGE". www.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  5. ^ Silveira, Lucas. "Diocese ganha novo mapa territorial após criação de novas foranias". Diocese de São João del Rei. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  6. ^ IBGE 2020



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