Nova Lima
Nova Lima | |
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| Municipality of Nova Lima | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location in Minas Gerais | |
Nova Lima Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 19°59′09″S 43°50′49″W / 19.98583°S 43.84694°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Region | Southeast |
| Intermediate Region | Belo Horizonte |
| Immediate Region | Belo Horizonte |
| Incorporated | February 5, 1891 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | João Marcelo Dieguez Pereira (Cidadania) |
| Area | |
• Total | 429.313 km2 (165.759 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 750 m (2,460 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 111,697 |
| • Density | 260.18/km2 (673.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| CEP | 34000-000 |
| Area code | 31 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.813 – very high |
| Website | www |
Nova Lima is a municipality of about 87,000 people, whose downtown is located about 20 kilometers south of Belo Horizonte, the capital of the south-eastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Mining is one of the main economical activities of the city, including the extraction of Iron Ore and Gold. The most famous mine in the city is Morro Velho (Old Hill), a gold mine of 2,700 metres (8,900 ft) depth.