▁M G ▁ 1 3 5 ▁and ▁BR ▁ 0 4 0 . ▁Its ▁estimated ▁population ▁is ▁ 7 4 . 4 0 9 ▁inhabitants ▁( 2 0 0 8 ) ▁and ▁the ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁municipality ▁is ▁ 3 , 3 4 4 ▁km ª . ▁The ▁city ▁lies ▁at ▁an ▁alt itude ▁of ▁ 6 3 3 ▁metres . ▁ ▁Cur vel o ▁Statist ical ▁Micro - region ▁Cur vel o ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁statistical ▁micro - region ▁with ▁ 1 1 ▁municipal ities : ▁August o ▁de ▁Lima , ▁Buen ó pol is , ▁Cor into , ▁Cur vel o , ▁Felix l ând ia , ▁In im ut aba , ▁Jo aqu im ▁Fel ício , ▁Mon j ol os , ▁Mor ro ▁da ▁Gar ça , ▁Presidente ▁J us cel ino , ▁and ▁Santo ▁H ip ól ito . ▁The ▁population ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁was ▁ 1 4 1 , 6 1 9 ▁inhabitants ▁in ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁ 1 3 , 7 9 2 . 2 0   km 2 . ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 1 0 . 2 7 ▁inhabitants / km 2 ▁( 2 0 0 0 ). ▁ ▁Geography ▁Cur vel o ▁titles ▁itself ▁the ▁Gate way ▁to ▁the ▁S ert ão ▁( Port al ▁do ▁S ert ão ), ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁ge ographical ▁location ▁— ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁transition ▁to ▁a ▁d rier ▁veget ation ▁and ▁climate . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁a ▁large ▁raised