Itamonte

Itamonte
Municipality
Itamonte

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 22°17′S 44°53′W / 22.283°S 44.883°W / -22.283; -44.883Coordinates: 22°17′S 44°53′W / 22.283°S 44.883°W / -22.283; -44.883
Country  Brazil
Region Southeast Region
State Minas Gerais
Area
  Total 432 km2 (167 sq mi)
Population (2015)
  Total 15,136
  Density 35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)

Itamonte is a city in the south of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Its population was 15,136 (2015) and its area is 432 km².[1]

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 Marcos Tridon de Carvalho, with Ana Ines Costa Silva Chaves being deputy mayor.

The municipality contains 34.54% of the 22,917 hectares (56,630 acres) Serra do Papagaio State Park, created in 1998.[2]

References

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


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