The mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte is one of the twelve mesoregions of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is composed of 105 municipalities,[1] distributed across 8 microregions. It is the most populous and densely populated of all the mesoregions of Minas Gerais. The largest city by population is Belo Horizonte.

Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte
Mesoregion
Location within Minas Gerais
Coordinates: 19°49′01″S 43°57′21″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	Minas Gerais
Area
• Total	39,486.678 km2 (15,245.892 sq mi)
Population  (2010/IBGE)
• Total	6,302,665
• Density	159.6/km2 (413/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (BRT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (BRST)
CEP postal code	30000-000
Area code(s)	+55 31

The mesoregion encompasses all the Belo Horizonte metropolitan region (which has only 34 cities), and both should not be confused. The former is a geographical division created by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics for statistical purposes, while the latter is the definition of a metropolitan area.

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