Passos, Minas Gerais

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Location of Passos in Minas Gerais
Passos
Location of Passos, Minas Gerais
Coordinates: 20°43′08″S 46°36′36″W / 20.71889°S 46.61000°W / -20.71889; -46.61000
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Minas Gerais
Area
  Total
1,339.199 km2 (517.068 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 est.)
  Total
115,337
  Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Passos is a Brazilian municipality located in the southwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 115,337 people living in a total area of 1,339 km2. The city belongs to the meso-region of Sul e Sudoeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Passos. It became a municipality in 1858.

The name is derived from the patron saint Décio Velho Martins Cançado.