São Gonçalo do Pará

São Gonçalo do Pará
city
Nickname: 
Terra do doce
Location in West Minas Gerais
Coordinates: 19°58′58″S 44°51′32″W / 19.98278°S 44.85889°W / -19.98278; -44.85889
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateMinas Gerais
Founded1717
Incorporated (as city)1 January 1949
Government
  MayorÂNGELO JOSÉ RONCALLI DE FREITAS(PSDB)
Area
  Total
265 km2 (102 sq mi)
Elevation
750 m (2,460 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
12,597
  Density31.2/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

São Gonçalo do Pará is a municipality in the center-west of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The estimated population in 2020 was 12,597 inhabitants. The total area of the municipality is 265 km2 (102 sq mi) and the elevation is 750 m (2,461 ft). It is located at 129 km (80 mi) from state capital Belo Horizonte. São Gonçalo do Pará is the seat of the regional administration of the Upper São Francisco River.