Congonhas

{{Short description|Municipality in Southeast Brazil}}

{{About|Congonhas, Minas Gerais, Brazil |Congonhas–São Paulo Airport|São Paulo–Congonhas Airport| Congonhas do Norte, Minas Gerais (South of Belo Horizonte)|Congonhas do Norte}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Congonhas

| settlement_type = Municipality

| official_name = Municipality of Congonhas

| nickname =
"Cidade dos Profetas"

| motto =

| image_skyline = {{multiple image|total_width=300px|perrow=2/2/2|border=infobox

| image1 = Congonhas, MG IMG 3007 (28419440750).jpg

| image2 = Congonhas do Campo petit sanctuaire en 2005.jpg

| image3 = Capela do Santuário do Bom Jesus de Matosinhos.jpg

| image4 =

| image5 =

| image6 = Cassia Marquez (15).jpg

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| image_caption =

| image_seal = Congonhasmgbrasao.png

| image_flag = Bandeira-congonhas.png

| image_map = MinasGerais Municip Congonhas.svg

| image_map1 =

| map_caption =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Brazil}}

| subdivision_name1 = Southeast

| subdivision_name2 = {{flag|Minas Gerais}}

| established_title = Founded

| established_date = 17 December 1938

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Cláudio Antônio de Souza (MDB)

| leader_title1 =

| area_note =

| area_total_km2 = 304.064

| elevation_m = 871

| elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Ipatinga |url=https://www.camaraipatinga.mg.gov.br/ipatinga#:~:text=A%20cidade%20tem%20a%20altitude,variando%20entre%20montanhoso%20e%20plano. |access-date=February 2, 2022 |publisher=Câmara Municipal de Ipatinga}}

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_total = 55,836

| population_density_km2 = 159.57

| population_metro =

| population_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=IBGE Congonhas |url=https://www.ibge.gov.br/cidades-e-estados/mg/congonhas.html |access-date= 14 March 2022 |publisher=IBGE}}

| population_demonym = congonhense

| timezone = BRT

| utc_offset = −3

| postal_code_type = Postal Code

| postal_code = 36415-000 to 36419-999

| blank_name = HDI (2010)

| blank_info = 0.753 – 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)

}}

| website = {{URL|www.congonhas.mg.gov.br}}

| footnotes =

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Congonhas (Congonhas do Campo until 1948) is a historical Brazilian city located in the state of Minas Gerais. It is situated {{convert|90|km}} south from Belo Horizonte, the capital of state of Minas Gerais, by the highway BR-040. As of 2020, the city had a population of 55,309.[https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/mg/congonhas/panorama IBGE 2020]

It is a well preserved historic city and retains the characteristics of a baroque city, with its churches, buildings and museums.

Other historical cities in Minas Gerais are Ouro Preto, São João del-Rei, Diamantina, Mariana, Tiradentes and Sabará.