Areado is a Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian city and county in the state of Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...

. As of the 2001 census

Census

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 its population is estimated to be 12,228. Most of the population lives in the city. The estimated population living in the city is 9,790. This city is the most urban city among the small cities nearby.

The city has an area of 281 square kilometers. The population density

Population density

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 is about 46, which is far more than the nearest city, Alterosa

Alterosa

Alterosa is a Brazilian city in the state of Minas Gerais. According to latest data from IBGE , its population is estimated to be 13,810. The inhabitants of the city usually travel to the nearest city, Alfenas, when they are in need of more sophisticated supplies.Alterosa was founded on 17...

, which has a population density of just 37.

The city is located near the Furnas' dam.