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

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 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-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 municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. 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. ...

– north, northeast and east *

– east *

Italva Italva () is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 15,299 (2020) and its area is 296 km².IBGE The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ( pt, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Est ...

– east and southeast *

Cambuci Cambuci (, ''Cambuci Berry'') is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 15,514 (2020) and its area is 562 km². The calculated population for 2009 was 18,256. It is a popular destination for touri ...

– south * São José de Ubá – 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 agricul ...

– southwest *

Laje do Muriaé Laje do Muriaé (, ) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 7,326 (2020) and its area is 251 km².IBGE The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ( pt, Instituto Brasileiro de Geogr ...

– west *

Patrocínio de Muriaé Patrocínio is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. The population is 91,449 (2020 est.) in an area of 2874 km2. The elevation is 965 m. Highway connections Patrocínio is connected with Uberlândia by BR-365 (154 km) ...

– 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 locat ...

- northwest *

Antônio Prado de Minas Antônio Prado de Minas is a municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Its population is estimated to be 1,587 people living in an area of 85.042 km². The city belongs to the microregion of Muriaé within the mesoregion of ...

- northwest

Transportation

The city is served by Ernani do Amaral Peixoto Airport.

References

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