Pirapetinga is a
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Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...
in the
Southeast region of
Brazil
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Its estimated population in 2020 was 10,772 inhabitants (IBGE).
Geography
The municipality is located in the Meso-region of
Zona da Mata near the border with the State of Rio de Janeiro. It is by road from the capital of Minas Gerais,
Belo Horizonte. It has an area of including the city itself and two districts:
Valão Quente and
Caiapó.
Topography, climate, hydrology
The city is at an altitude of , with the highest point being Pedra Bonita at . The climate is tropical with wet summers and an average annual temperature around , with variations between (mean minimum) and (mean maximum).
The district is watered by the
River Pirapetinga a tributary of the
Paraíba do Sul.
Highways
BR-393
Demographics
Census Data - 2000
Total Population : 10,034
Urban: 8413
Rural: 1621
Men: 5034
Women: 5000
(Source: AMM )
Population density (inhabitants / km
2): 51.8
Infant mortality (per thousand): 25.4
Life expectancy (years): 71.1
Fertility rate (children per woman): 2.2
Literacy Rate: 83.8%
Human Development Index
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(HDI): 0.759
HDI-M Income: 0.681
HDI-M Longevity: 0.768
HDI-M Education: 0.827
(Source: UNDP / 2000)
History
The city began as a village that grew up around the chapel erected in honour of
Saint Anne in 1850. In 1864 the village became a district of
Leopoldina with the name of Santana Pirapetinga.
It became independent of the municipality of
Além Paraíba
Além Paraíba is a city in the southeastern Zona da Mata region of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The name indicates its position on the far bank (from Rio de Janeiro) of the Rio Paraíba do Sul. It was known as ''São José d'Além Parahyba'' until 1 ...
in 1938.
See also
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List of municipalities in Minas Gerais
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Minas Gerais (MG), located in the Southeast Region of Brazil. Minas Gerais is divided into 853 municipalities, which are grouped into 66 microregions, which are grouped into 12 mesoregions.
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References
Municipalities in Minas Gerais
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