Santo Antônio do Monte

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Statistics
State:	Minas Gerais
Meso-Region:	Western Minas Gerais Oeste de Minas
Micro-Region:	Divinópolis
Founded:	January 20, 1758
Location:	20.0856/20° 5' 13" S lat. 45.2945/45° 17' 38" W long.
Postal code:	35560-xxx
Name of habitants:	Santo Antoninense
Politics
Mayor:	Leonardo Lacerda Camilo (PMDB) term ends in 2008

Santo Antônio do Monte (Portuguese, St. Antony of the Hill) is a town in the western central part of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Its coordinates are 20.0856/20° 5' 13" S and the longitude is 41.2495/41° 17' 38" W. It has 27,534 inhabitants (2006). The city is located 194 km west of state capital Belo Horizonte. The city is also known as Samonte.

[edit] Neighboring municipalities

Divinópolis
Lagoa da Prata
Formiga
Pedra do Indaiá
São Sebastião do Oeste
Arcos
Luz
Bom Despacho

[edit] Other

Santo Antônio do Monte has schools or collegiates, a high school, churches, squares and parks. The main economic activity of the city is the production of fireworks.