Congonhal
Municipality in Southeast Brazil
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Congonhal is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5] Its population in 2017 was of 11,706 inhabitants according to estimated data from IBGE.
Congonhal | |
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Municipality | |
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 Location of Congonhal in Minas Gerais | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Mesoregion | Sud/Sudoeste de Minas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rubens Vilela dos Santos Junior (Republicans) |
| Area | |
• Total | 79.199 sq mi (205.125 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,828 ft (862 m) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 12,082 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
History
The beginning of historic occupation of the region where today is Congonhal and neighbor municipalities, goes back to the mid-eighteenth century, strongly driven by the discovery of gold in the mines of Alto Sapucaí. The city's settlement began in 1756 by paulistas and portugueses, when a bridge was constructed across a river. In 1880 the parish of San Jose was canonically instituted.[citation needed]
