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Araçuaí

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Araçuaí

Total population

34,297

Coordinates-16.85°, -42.07°

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Overview

Araçuaí is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais in the Jequitinhonha River valley. The Araçuaí River, a tributary of the Jequitinhonha, flows through it. Its population as of 2020 was estimated to be 36,712 people living in a total area of 2,235 km2. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and the microregion of Araçuaí. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Araçuaí. The elevation of the municipal seat is 307 meters. It became a municipality in 1870.

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Geography

Latitude
-16.8484
Longitude
-42.0662
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Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
3103405
UF
MG
Mesorregião
Jequitinhonha
Microrregião
Araçuaí

servicodados.ibge.gov.br

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • IBGE — Brazilian national statistics, via servicodados.ibge.gov.br (official municipal code, UF, mesorregião, microrregião, region)
  • IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics — servicodados.ibge.gov.br