Santo Antônio do Amparo

Municipality in Southeast, Brazil

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Location in Minas Gerais state

20°56′45″S 44°55′8″W / 20.94583°S 44.91889°W / -20.94583; -44.91889CountryBrazilRegionSoutheastStateMinas GeraisArea

• Total488.89 km² (188.76 sq mi)Population

(2020 ^[1])

• Total18,613 • Density38/km² (99/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)Postal code

37262-xxx

Area code+55-37Websitewww.stoantonioamparo.mg.gov.br

Santo Antônio do Amparo is a city in the southern part of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The population is 18,613 (2020 est.) in an area of 488.89 km².^[2] The municipality was founded in 1938.

Notable residents

Hélio Garcia, former Governor of Minas Gerais, born in Santo Antônio do Amparo^[3]

References

^ IBGE 2020
^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
^ "Hélio Garcia, ex-governador de Minas Gerais, morre em Belo Horizonte". G1. 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2016-06-20.