Cataguases
Cataguases | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Cataguases | |
| Coordinates: 21°24′S 42°41′W / 21.400°S 42.683°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Area | |
• Total | 492 km2 (190 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 169 m (554 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 75,540 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Area code | +55 32 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.751 – high |
Cataguases is a municipality located in the southeastern part of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. The estimated population in 2020 was 75,540. It is mainly an industrial centre (textile, metallurgy, clothes) with a strong influence of coffee plantation in its early history (19th century).