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Frutal

Total population

58,588

Founded

1885

Elevation516 m
Land area2426.97 km²
Coordinates-20.02°, -48.93°

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City facts

Founded
1885
Elevation
516 m
Area
2426.97 km²
Official website
www.frutal.mg.leg.br

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Overview

Frutal is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The population, estimated in 2022 by the IBGE, is of 58.588 inhabitants. The city has an area of 2,426.965 km2. Frutal is located in the region known as the "Triângulo Mineiro".

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Geography

The city is located at an elevation of 485 meters just north of the Grande River, a tributary of the Paraná River. It is 8 km east of federal highway BR-153 (Transbrasiliana). Neighboring municipalities are: *Northwest: Itapagipe *North: Comendador Gomes *Northeast: Campo Florido *West: Itapagipe *East: Orindiúva, São Paulo *Southwest: Orindiúva and Paulo de Faria, São Paulo *South: Guaraci, São Paulo and Fronteira *Southeast: Colômbia and Barretos, São Paulo Distances *Belo Horizonte: 600 km. *Uberaba: 145 km. *Uberlândia: 186 km. *Planura: 32 km. Frutal is the seat of a statistical microregion with 12 municipalities: Campina Verde, Carneirinho, Comendador Gomes, Fronteira, Frutal, Itapagipe, Iturama, Limeira do Oeste, Pirajuba, Planura, São Francisco de Sales, and União de Minas. In 2010 the population of this region was 179,512 inhabitants. The area is 16,840 km2, with a population density of 10.66 inhabitants/km2.

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Geography

Latitude
-20.0220
Longitude
-48.9280
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Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
3127107
UF
MG
Mesorregião
Triângulo Mineiro/Alto Paranaíba
Microrregião
Frutal

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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