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Also known as Pote

Poté is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was estimated to be 16,616 people living in a total area of 632 km2. The city is part of the Immediate Geographic Region of Teófilo Otoni. It became a municipality in 1938.

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Settlement.name
Poté
Settlement.image_flag
BANDEIRA Poté MG.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Flag of Poté
Settlement.image_map
MinasGerais Municip Pote.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Minas Gerais
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Intermediate Geographic Region
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Teófilo Otoni
Settlement.subdivision_type4
Immediate Geographic Region
Settlement.subdivision_name4
Teófilo Otoni
Settlement.elevation_m
549
Settlement.timezone
BRT
Settlement.utc_offset
−3
Settlement.population_as_of
2020
Settlement.population_total
16,616

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Wikidata facts

Demonym
poteense
Population
14676
Area
632.692
Elevation
549
Official website
www.pote.mg.gov.br
Image
Vista Parcial Poté MG.jpg
Dialing code
33
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Commons category
Poté
electorate
12448
Human Development Index
0.642
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Poté is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was estimated to be 16,616 people living in a total area of 632 km2. The city is part of the Immediate Geographic Region of Teófilo Otoni. It became a municipality in 1938.

==Name== The name is derived from a semi-legendary figure called Poté, who was an indigenous leader of the Botocudo, the first inhabitants of the region.

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