Itamonte

Itamonte is a city in the south of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Its population was 15,714 (2020) and its area is 432 km².[2]

Itamonte
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Itamonte
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°17′S 44°53′W
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateMinas Gerais
Area
  Total432 km2 (167 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 [1])
  Total15,714
  Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (BRT)
  Summer (DST)UTC-02:00 (BRST)

Location

Itamonte is a touristic city in the Serra da Mantiqueira mountains. The territorial area is 430,597 km² big. The city's current mayor is Alexandre Augusto Moreira Santos, with Marcia Castilho being deputy mayor.

The municipality contains 34.54% of the 22,917 hectares (56,630 acres) Serra do Papagaio State Park, created in 1998.[3]

References

  1. IBGE 2020
  2. IBGE -
  3. PES da Serra do Papagaio (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-09-27


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