Bom Despacho, Minas Gerais
Bom Despacho | |
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Municipality | |
| Município de Bom Despacho | |
Square in Downtown | |
| Nickname: "Cidade Sorriso"
"A Cidade da Senhora do Sol" "Capital Mineira do Leite" "Metrópole do Interior" "Terra da Biquinha e do Biscoito de Mariquinha" | |
| Motto(s): Fé, energia, e trabalho | |
Location of Bom Despacho in the state of Minas Gerais | |
| Coordinates: 19°44′09″S 45°15′07″W / 19.73583°S 45.25194°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Government | |
| • Prefeito | Bertolino da Costa Neto (AVANTE) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 1,213.202 km2 (468.420 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 768 m (2,520 ft) |
| Population (2020 ) | |
• Municipality | 51,028 |
| • Metro | 51,028 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Website | |
Bom Despacho is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. The population is 51,028 (2020 est.) in an area of 1213.55 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Central Mineira and to the micro-region of Bom Despacho. It became a municipality in 1912.