Montes Claros

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Montes Claros is a city located in northern Minas Gerais state, in Brazil. The estimated population in 2005 was 336,132 inhabitants and the total area of the municipality was 3,470 km². It was made a seat of a municipality in 1831 and attained city status in 1857.

It is 418 km. from the capital, Belo Horizonte.
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Coordinates:   16°31'34"S   43°54'6"W