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Arapuá

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Arapuá

Total population

2,631

Elevation910 m
Land area172.53 km²
Coordinates-19.03°, -46.16°

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City facts

Elevation
910 m
Area
172.53 km²
Time zone
UTC−03:00
Official website
www.arapua.mg.gov.br

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Overview

Arapuá is a Brazilian municipality located in the northwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 2,835 people living in a total area of 172 km2 (66 sq mi). The city belongs to the mesoregion of Triângulo Mineiro e Alto Paranaiba and to the microregion of Patos de Minas. It became a municipality in 1962.

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History & geography

Geography

Arapuá is located at an elevation of 637 meters southeast of Patos de Minas. It is between the Paranaíba River and the Abaeté River. Neighboring municipalities are: Carmo do Paranaíba (N), Tiros (E), Matutina and Rio Paranaíba (S), and Carmo do Paranaíba (W). *Carmo do Paranaíba: 30 km *Patos de Minas: 84 km *Belo Horizonte: 339 km Connections to the north and south are made by reaching federal highway BR-354, a distance of 10 kilometers to the southwest. A dirt road links Arapuá to Quintinos in the north.

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Geography

Latitude
-19.0344
Longitude
-46.1556
Water area
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Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
3103801
UF
MG
Mesorregião
Triângulo Mineiro/Alto Paranaíba
Microrregião
Patos de Minas

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  • 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