Poços de Caldas
Poços de Caldas | |
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| Municipality of Poços de Caldas | |
| Nickname: Cidade das Rosas | |
Location in Minas Gerais | |
| Coordinates: 21°47′16″S 46°33′39″W / 21.78778°S 46.56083°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Region | Southeast |
| Intermediate Region | Pouso Alegre |
| Immediate Region | Poços de Caldas |
| Founded | 6 November 1872 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paulo Ney de Castro Jr. (PSDB) |
| Area | |
| 546.958 km2 (211.182 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 85 km2 (33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,196 m (3,924 ft) |
| Population (2020 est.) | |
| 168,641 | |
| • Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.779 – high |
| Website | pocosdecaldas |
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Poços de Caldas is a municipality in the south of Minas Gerais state, Brazil, in the microregion of the same name. Its estimated population in 2020 was 168,641 inhabitants. The city is known for its hot springs.