Prados, Minas Gerais

"Prados" redirects here. For other places, see Prados (disambiguation).

Prados is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Campo das Vertentes and to the microregion of Sao Joao del Rei. In 2020, the estimated population was 9,080.^[3]

Prados
Municipality
Municipality of Prados
Flag Seal
Location in the state of Minas Gerais
Country	Brazil
State	Minas Gerais
Region	Southeast
Intermediate Region	Barbacena
Immediate Region	São João del-Rei
Founded	1704
Government
• Mayor	Lester Rezende Dantas Júnior (PSDB)
Area
• Total	264.115 km2 (101.975 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	9,128
• Density	35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Demonym	pradense
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code	36320-000 to 36324-999
HDI (2010)	0.689 – medium[2]
Website	prados.mg.gov.br

Geography

According to the modern (2017) geographic classification by Brazil's National Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the municipality belongs to the Immediate Geographic Region of São João del-Rei, in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Barbacena.^[4]

Ecclesiastical circumscription

The municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del-Rei.^[5]

See also

• List of municipalities in Minas Gerais