Santo Antônio do Monte (

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, ''St. Antony of the Hill'') is a

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in the central part of the state of

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...

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. The population is 28,427 (2020 est.) in an area of 1125.78 km².Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
/ref> The city is located 194 km west of state capital

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. The city is also known as Samonte. Santo Antonio do Monte was founded in the 18th century and it became a municipality on November 16, 1875. The main economic activity of the city is the production of fireworks. Nowadays there are in the city about 70 firework factories.

Neighboring municipalities

Divinópolis Divinópolis is a municipality in the centre-west of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The estimated population in 2020 was 240,408 inhabitants. The total area of the municipality is 709 km2 and the elevation is 712 metres. It is 120 km from s ...

Lagoa da Prata Lagoa da Prata is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. In 2020, its population was estimated to be 52,711. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Central Mineira and to the microregion of Bom Despacho. Early history In the 18 ...

* Formiga *

Pedra do Indaiá Pedra do Indaiá is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 3,974 people living in a total area of 349 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the m ...

* São Sebastião do Oeste * Arcos *

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* Bom Despacho

References

External links

* http://www.citybrazil.com.br/mg/stoantoniomonte/
Prefeitura de Santo Antônio do Monte (government site)
Municipalities in Minas Gerais {{MinasGerais-geo-stub