Coronel Xavier Chaves is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Campo das Vertentes and to the microregion of São João del-Rei. In 2025, the estimated population was 3,599.
The municipality contains part of the Ritápolis National Forest.
Geography According to IBGE (2017), the municipality belongs to the Immediate Geographic Region of São João del-Rei, in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Barbacena.
Ecclesiastical circumscription The municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del-Rei.
See also List of municipalities in Minas Gerais
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