Divinópolis is a municipality in the centre-west of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The estimated population in 2020 was 240,408 inhabitants. The total area of the municipality is 709 km² and the elevation is 712 metres. It is 120 km from state capital Belo Horizonte. Divinópolis is the seat of the Regional Administration of the Upper São Francisco River.


The city was founded on April 7, 1854 by the Baron of Itajubá. The name Divinópolis means "City of God". Its first mayor was João Batista de Oliveira Castro, who donated land for the construction of a church. In 1895 it became a municipality and in 1938 it gained status as an independent city from Belo Horizonte.

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