Congonhal

Congonhal is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.^[2][3][4][5] Its population in 2017 was of 11.706 inhabitants according to estimated data from IBGE.

Congonhal
Municipality
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Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	Minas Gerais
Mesoregion	Sud/Sudoeste de Minas
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	12,082
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

History

The beginning of historic occupation of the region where today is Congonhal and neighbor municipalities, goes back to the mid-eighteenth century, strongly driven by the discovery of gold in the mines of Alto Sapucaí. The city's settlement began in 1756 by paulistas and portugueses, when a bridge was constructed across a river. In 1880 the parish of San Jose was canonically instituted.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of municipalities in Minas Gerais