Betim
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Municipality of Betim
| name = Betim
| settlement_type = Municipality
| motto =
| image_skyline = Vista parcial de Betim MG.JPG
| imagesize =
| image_caption = Partial view of Betim
| image_flag = BandeiraBetim.svg
| image_seal = BrasaoBetim.svg
| image_map = MinasGerais Municip Betim.svg
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| map_caption = Location in Minas Gerais
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Brazil}}
| subdivision_name1 = Southeast
| subdivision_name2 = {{flag|Minas Gerais}}
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Vittorio Medioli (PHS)
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = December 17, 1938
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| area_magnitude =
| area_total_km2 = 342.85
| area_total_sq_mi = 133.6
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| population_as_of = 2020
| population_note =
| population_footnotes = [https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/mg/betim/panorama IBGE 2020]
| population_total = 444,784
| population_metro =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = 1176.6
| population_density_sq_mi = 3047.4
| population_demonym = Betinense
| timezone = BRT
| utc_offset = −3
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| coordinates = {{coord|19|58|04|S|44|11|52|W|region:BR|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_m = 830
| area_code = (+55) 31
| postal_code_type = Postal Code
| postal_code = 32500-000
| blank_name = HDI (2010)
| blank_info = 0.749 – high{{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://www.pnud.org.br/arquivos/ranking-idhm-2010.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233352/http://www.pnud.org.br/arquivos/ranking-idhm-2010.pdf |archive-date=July 8, 2014 |access-date=August 1, 2013 |publisher=United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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| website = {{URL|betim.mg.gov.br}}
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Betim is a town in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitan of Belo Horizonte (BH) and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte. It is the fifth largest city in Minas Gerais and one of the 50 largest cities in the Southeast of Brazil.
Betim is home to a Petrobras's oil refineries, as well as Fiat's largest factory, which opened in 1976.{{cite news|title=Morre ex-governador de Minas Gerais Rondon Pacheco |url=http://istoe.com.br/morre-ex-governador-de-minas-gerais-rondon-pacheco/ |work=ISTOÉ |date=2016-07-04 |access-date=2016-07-25}} The city has an important role not only in the state's economy, but in the whole country's as well.
Geography
Betim is located on the southwest of Belo Horizonte IGR, with Rio Paraopeba flowing through its south. Its average elevation is 830 meters above the sea level.{{Cite web |title=Betim topographic map, elevation, terrain |url=https://en-gb.topographic-map.com/map-dc2xtf/Betim/?center=-19.96819,-44.19834 |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=Topographic maps |language=en}}
= Climate =
Betim has Humid Subtropical Climate (Cwa). It sees the most rainfall in December, with 268.5 mm of average precipitation; and the least rainfall in July, with 5.5 mm of average precipitation.
{{Weather box
| width = auto
| location = Betim
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan high C = 29
| Feb high C = 30
| Mar high C = 29
| Apr high C = 28
| May high C = 26
| Jun high C = 25
| Jul high C = 26
| Aug high C = 27
| Sep high C = 28
| Oct high C = 29
| Nov high C = 28
| Dec high C = 28
| Jan mean C = 24
| Feb mean C = 25
| Mar mean C = 24
| Apr mean C = 23
| May mean C = 21
| Jun mean C = 19
| Jul mean C = 19
| Aug mean C = 20
| Sep mean C = 22
| Oct mean C = 23
| Nov mean C = 23
| Dec mean C = 23
| year mean C =
| Jan low C = 20
| Feb low C = 20
| Mar low C = 20
| Apr low C = 18
| May low C = 16
| Jun low C = 14
| Jul low C = 13
| Aug low C = 15
| Sep low C = 17
| Oct low C = 19
| Nov low C = 19
| Dec low C = 20
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 231.8
| Feb rain mm = 149.8
| Mar rain mm = 125.6
| Apr rain mm = 46.3
| May rain mm = 19.6
| Jun rain mm = 11.4
| Jul rain mm = 5.5
| Aug rain mm = 10.5
| Sep rain mm = 36.5
| Oct rain mm = 85.8
| Nov rain mm = 176.4
| Dec rain mm = 268.5
| unit rain days = 1 mm
| Jan rain days = 18.8
| Feb rain days = 13.3
| Mar rain days = 13.8
| Apr rain days = 6.3
| May rain days = 3.4
| Jun rain days = 1.8
| Jul rain days = 1.0
| Aug rain days = 1.9
| Sep rain days = 5.3
| Oct rain days = 10.6
| Nov rain days = 17.1
| Dec rain days = 21.2
| year rain days =
| Jan light = 13.2
| Feb light = 12.7
| Mar light = 12.2
| Apr light = 11.6
| May light = 11.2
| Jun light = 10.9
| Jul light = 11.1
| Aug light = 11.5
| Sep light = 12.0
| Oct light = 12.6
| Nov light = 13.1
| Dec light = 13.3
| year light =
| source = Weatherspark.com{{Cite web |title=Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Betim, Brazil |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/30507/Average-Weather-in-Betim-Brazil-Year-Round |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=weatherspark.com}}
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Notable people
- Jonathas de Jesus, professional footballer.
See also
References
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{{Municipalities of Minas Gerais}}
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Category:Municipalities in Minas Gerais
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