Itaperuna () 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

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ian

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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 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 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 ...

Location

Itaperuna is located 230 km from the state capital

. Its neighbouring municipalities are: *

Bom Jesus do Itabapoana Bom Jesus do Itabapoana () is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro. It had a population of 37,203 as of 2020, and has an area of 598,8 km2. It was founded ...

– north, northeast and east *

– east * Italva – east and southeast * Cambuci – south *

São José de Ubá São José de Ubá () is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 7,206 (2020) and its area is 251 km².IBGE The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ( pt, Instituto Brasileiro de Geog ...

– south *

Miracema Miracema () is a municipality located in the Rio de Janeiro state's northwestern region, bordering Minas Gerais state, Brazil and with a population of 27,154 inhabitants living in an area of 302.5 km2. Its main economic activities are agricu ...

– southwest * Laje do Muriaé – west * Patrocínio de Muriaé – northwest *

Eugenópolis Eugenópolis is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the Mesoregion of Zona da Mata and to the Microregion of Muriaé Muriaé is a municipality in southeast Minas Gerais state, Brazil. It is loca ...

- northwest * Antônio Prado de Minas - northwest

Transportation

The city is served by Ernani do Amaral Peixoto Airport.

References

Municipalities in Rio de Janeiro (state) {{RiodeJaneiro-geo-stub