Map of Contagem, Brazil

Contagem is a city in Minas Gerais, Brazil, with a population of about 627,123. It lies at 19.9317°S, 44.0536°W. Contagem is about 618 km (384 mi) southeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ibirité, 10 km to the south.

Contagem at a glance

Where is Contagem?

• The 34th largest city in Brazil by recorded population.
• The 3rd largest city in Minas Gerais on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 55 min on the shortest day to 13 h 20 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Contagem

• Ibirité — 10 km south
• Belo Horizonte — 12 km east
• Sarzedo — 15 km southwest
• Betim — 16 km west
• Ribeirão das Neves — 19 km north
• Nova Lima — 22 km east
• São Joaquim de Bicas — 26 km southwest
• Santa Luzia — 28 km northeast
• Brumadinho — 28 km southwest
• Vespasiano — 30 km northeast

Largest cities in Minas Gerais

• Belo Horizonte — 2,721,564
• Uberlândia — 754,954
• Juiz de Fora — 540,756
• Montes Claros — 437,601
• Betim — 384,000
• Uberaba — 356,781
• Ribeirão das Neves — 346,971
• Governador Valadares — 266,561
• Sete Lagoas — 238,909
• Ipatinga — 235,311

Largest cities in Brazil

• São Paulo — 12,400,232
• Rio de Janeiro — 6,747,815
• Belo Horizonte — 2,721,564
• Salvador — 2,711,840
• Fortaleza — 2,400,000
• Manaus — 2,219,580
• Brasília — 2,207,718
• Curitiba — 1,948,626
• Recife — 1,653,461
• Goiânia — 1,536,097

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.