Contagem
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- Settlement.name
- Contagem
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.official_name
- Municipality of Contagem
- Settlement.nickname
- Contagem das Abóboras
- Settlement.motto
- Per Populum Omnis Potestas A Deo
- Settlement.image_skyline
- 27.06.2024 - Cerimônia sobre investimentos do Governo Federal em Contagem (MG) (53820719123).jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 280px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Skyline of Contagem
- Settlement.image_flag
- Bandeira de Contagem - MG.svg
- Settlement.image_seal
- Brasão de Contagem - MG.svg
- Settlement.image_map
- MinasGerais Municip Contagem.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in Minas Gerais
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Brazil
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Southeast
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
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Contagem () is a city in the center of the state of Minas Gerais, in Brazil. It is only from the capital, Belo Horizonte, and forms part of a metropolitan area with a population of 4.8 million.
Over time, the city's geographic boundaries were lost due to its horizontal growth towards the capital, causing intense conurbation with Belo Horizonte. Contagem is part of the Greater Belo Horizonte area and is one of the most important cities in this urban agglomeration, mainly due to its large industrial park. Its road system, designed to accommodate an intense flow of vehicles and cargo, is made up of the country's main highways, BR-381 (Fernão Dias - access to São Paulo), BR-262 (access to Vitória and Triângulo Mineiro) and BR-040 (access to Brasília and Rio de Janeiro).