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Governador Valadares
Minas Geraiscity
Governador Valadares
Total population
266,561
Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Governador Valadares is a Brazilian municipality in the countryside of Minas Gerais. In 2025, its population was 266,561 inhabitants, thus being the ninth most populated city in the state. It is an economical axis of the middle valley of the Doce River, having a significant influence on the east and northeast portion of Minas Gerais and local authorities of the state of Espírito Santo. Governador Valadares sits on the bank of the Doce River, 324 km from Belo Horizonte, the state's capital. Governador Valadares has an area of about 2 342 km2, of which only 58 km2 is urban area.
History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
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Wildlife & biodiversity
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Official Identifiers
IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
- IBGE code
- 3127701
- UF
- MG
- Mesorregião
- Vale do Rio Doce
- Microrregião
- Governador Valadares
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