Bom Jesus do Itabapoana () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

ian

state State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * ''Our S ...

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

. It had a population of 37,203 as of 2020, and has an area of 598,8 km². It was founded in 1939, after being separated from the municipality of

Itaperuna Itaperuna () is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It had a population of 103,800 in 2020, and has an area of 1.105,3 km2. History Itaperuna was founded in 1889, after being separated from the municipality of Campos do ...

Geography

The northern border of Bom Jesus do Itabapoana is delimited by the

Itabapoana River The Itabapoana is a river forming the border between Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro states in eastern Brazil. See also *List of rivers of Espírito Santo *List of rivers of Minas Gerais *List of rivers of Rio de Janeiro A ''list'' is any se ...

, which divides the states of

and

Espírito Santo Espírito Santo (, , ; ) is a state in southeastern Brazil. Its capital is Vitória, and its largest city is Serra. With an extensive coastline, the state hosts some of the country's main ports, and its beaches are significant tourist attra ...

. The city is located 251 km in a straight line from the state capital

. Its neighbouring municipalities are: * São José do Calçado ( ES) – north * Bom Jesus do Norte ( ES) – north * Apiacá ( ES) – north * Mimoso do Sul ( ES) – northeast *

Campos dos Goytacazes Campos dos Goytacazes () is a municipality located in the northern region of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, with a population of 471,737 inhabitants. Location Campos dos Goytacazes has an area of 4,032 km2 (1,557 sq mi), which makes it the ...

– east and southeast *

– south and southeast * Natividade – west *

Varre-Sai Varre-Sai (, ''Sweep Before You Part'') is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-mo ...

– northwest * Guaçuí ( ES)- northwest

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