Pirapetinga
Introduction '''Pirapetinga''' is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.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 : 10,034Urban: 8413Rural: 1621Men: 5034Women: 5000(Source: AMM )Population density (inhabitants / km2): 51.8Infant mortality (per thousand): 25.4Life expectancy (years): 71.1Fertility rate (children per woman): 2.2Literacy Rate: 83.8%Human Development Index (HDI): 0.759HDI-M Income: 0.681HDI-M Longevity: 0.768HDI-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 in 1938.
See also *List of municipalities in Minas Gerais
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