Betim

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Betim
Municipality
Municipality of Betim
Vista parcial de Betim MG.JPG
Partial view of Betim
BandeiraBetim.svg
Flag
BrasaoBetim.svg
Seal
MinasGerais Municip Betim.svg
Location in Minas Gerais
Coordinates: 19°58′04″S44°11′52″W / 19.96778°S 44.19778°W / -19.96778; -44.19778
Country Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Region Southeast
State Bandeira de Minas Gerais.svg Minas Gerais
FoundedDecember 17, 1938
Government
 •  Mayor Vittorio Medioli (PHS)
Area
 • Total
342.85 km2 (133.6 sq mi)
Elevation
830 m (2,720 ft)
Population
 (2020) [1]
 • Total
444,784
 • Density1,176.6/km2 (3,047.4/sq mi)
Demonym Betinense
Time zone UTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code
32500-000
Area code (+55) 31
HDI (2010)0.749 – high [2]
Website betim.mg.gov.br

Betim is a town in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitan of Belo Horizonte (BH) and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte. It is the fifth largest city in Minas Gerais and one of the 50 largest cities in the Southeast of Brazil.

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Betim is home to a Petrobras's oil refineries, as well as Fiat's largest factory, which opened in 1976. [3] The city has an important role not only in the state's economy, but in the whole country's as well.

Geography

Betim is located on the southwest of Belo Horizonte IGR, with Rio Paraopeba flowing through its south. Its average elevation is 830 meters above the sea level. [4]

Climate

Betim has Humid Subtropical Climate (Cwa). It sees the most rainfall in December, with 268.5 mm of average precipitation; and the least rainfall in July, with 5.5 mm of average precipitation.

Climate data for Betim
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)29
(84)		30
(86)		29
(84)		28
(82)		26
(79)		25
(77)		26
(79)		27
(81)		28
(82)		29
(84)		28
(82)		28
(82)		28
(82)
Daily mean °C (°F)24
(75)		25
(77)		24
(75)		23
(73)		21
(70)		19
(66)		19
(66)		20
(68)		22
(72)		23
(73)		23
(73)		23
(73)		22
(72)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)20
(68)		20
(68)		20
(68)		18
(64)		16
(61)		14
(57)		13
(55)		15
(59)		17
(63)		19
(66)		19
(66)		20
(68)		18
(64)
Average rainfall mm (inches)231.8
(9.13)		149.8
(5.90)		125.6
(4.94)		46.3
(1.82)		19.6
(0.77)		11.4
(0.45)		5.5
(0.22)		10.5
(0.41)		36.5
(1.44)		85.8
(3.38)		176.4
(6.94)		268.5
(10.57)		1,167.7
(45.97)
Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm)18.813.313.86.33.41.81.01.95.310.617.121.2114.5
Mean daily daylight hours 13.212.712.211.611.210.911.111.512.012.613.113.312.1
Source: Weatherspark.com [5]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ IBGE 2020
  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. ↑ "Morre ex-governador de Minas Gerais Rondon Pacheco". ISTOÉ . 2016-07-04. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  4. ↑ "Betim topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  5. ↑ "Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Betim, Brazil". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
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