Prados, Minas Gerais
Municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Prados is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Campo das Vertentes and to the microregion of Sao Joao del Rei. In 2025, the estimated population was 9,369.[1]
Prados | |
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| Municipality of Prados | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in the state of Minas Gerais | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State |  Minas Gerais |
| Region | Southeast |
| Intermediate Region | Barbacena |
| Immediate Region | São João del-Rei |
| Founded | 1704 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lester Rezende Dantas Júnior (PSDB) |
| Area | |
• Total | 264.115 km2 (101.975 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 9,048 |
| 9,369 | |
| • Density | 34.26/km2 (88.73/sq mi) |
| Demonym | pradense |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal Code | 36320-000 to 36324-999 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.689 – medium[2] |
| Website | prados |
Geography
According to the modern (2017) geographic classification by Brazil's National Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the municipality belongs to the Immediate Geographic Region of São João del-Rei, in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Barbacena.[3]
Ecclesiastical circumscription
The municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del-Rei.[4]
