Lagoa Dourada

Lagoa Dourada
Municipality
Municipality of Lagoa Dourada
Flag of Lagoa Dourada
Flag
Coat of arms of Lagoa Dourada
Coat of arms
Location in Minas Gerais
Location in Minas Gerais
Country Brazil
State Minas Gerais
RegionSoutheast
Intermediate RegionBarbacena
Immediate RegionSão João del-Rei
Founded6 June 1912
Government
 • MayorRonald Pereira Dutra (PSDB)
Area
 • Total
476.693 km2 (184.052 sq mi)
Elevation
1,080 m (3,540 ft)
Population
 (2022 Census)
 • Total
12,769
 • Estimate 
(2025)
13,152
 • Density26.787/km2 (69.377/sq mi)
Demonymlagoense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code
36345-000 to 36349-999
HDI (2010)0.676 – medium
Websitelagoadourada.mg.gov.br

Lagoa Dourada is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais.

It is the national capital of the Swiss roll, locally called rocambole.

Geography

According to IBGE (2017), the municipality belongs to the Immediate Geographic Region of São João del-Rei, in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Barbacena.

Ecclesiastical circumscription

The municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del-Rei.

Demography

Population

In 2020, the estimated population was 13,063.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). "IBGE 2025".
  2. ↑ "Ranking IDHM Municípios 2010" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  3. ↑ "CCJ aprova título de capital do rocambole para Lagoa Dourada, em Minas Gerais - Notícias". Portal da Câmara dos Deputados (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  4. ↑ "Divisões Regionais do Brasil | IBGE". www.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  5. ↑ Silveira, Lucas. "Diocese ganha novo mapa territorial após criação de novas foranias". Diocese de São João del Rei. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  6. ↑ IBGE 2020

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