Divinópolis

Divinópolis is a city and municipality located in the center-west of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The estimated population in 2004 was 200,636 inhabitants. The total area of the municipality is 711 km2 and the elevation is 712 meters. The distance to the state capital, Belo Horizonte is 106 km.

Divinópolis is the seat of the Regional Adminstration of the Upper São Francisco River.

The characteristic vegetation of the municipality is cerrado but there is still some gallery forest along the rivers.

The climate of the municipality is classified as subtropical mesothermic, characterized by dry winters and wet summers. The average temperature in winter is approximately 16ºC and the average of the hottest month is about 25ºC. The period between December and February is the rainiest. The driest months are from April to September

Divinópolis is watered by the Pará and Itapecerica rivers. The basin of the Pará is one of the most important of the São Francisco River and crosses 16 municipalities.

Divinópolis is the seat of a diocese which covers 25 municipalities and over 600,000 people.