Santa Luzia, Minas Gerais

Santa Luzia
Municipality of Santa Luzia
Motto: 
Hodie et Semper Nihil Déficit
Location in the state of Minas Gerais
Santa Luzia
Localization of Santa Luzia in Brazil
Coordinates: 19°46′12″S 43°51′2″W / 19.77000°S 43.85056°W / -19.77000; -43.85056
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateMinas Gerais
Founded1692
Incorporated (as city)March 18, 1847
Government
  MayorCarlos Calixto
Area
233.7 km2 (90.2 sq mi)
  Urban
35 km2 (14 sq mi)
Elevation
751 m (2,464 ft)
Population
 (2020 )
220,444
  Density880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Demonymluziense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)0.715 – high

Santa Luzia is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte. Its population in 2020 was 220,444.