Itamonte

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Itamonte

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| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_shield = Itamonte_brasao.jpg

| image_flag = BandeiraItamonte.jpg

| image_skyline = Itamonte, centro.JPG

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| map_caption = Location in Minas Gerais state

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| coordinates = {{coord|22|17|s|44|53|W|region:BR|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Brazil

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Southeast

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = Minas Gerais

| subdivision_type3 = Mesoregion

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| subdivision_type4 = Microregion

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| subdivision_type5 = Metrop. region

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| leader_title = Mayor

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| area_total_km2 = 432

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| population_total = 15,714

| population_as_of = 2020 [https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/mg/itamonte/panorama IBGE 2020]

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| population_density_km2 = auto

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| timezone1 = BRT

| utc_offset1 = −3

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Itamonte is a city in the south of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Its population was 15,714 (2020) and its area is 432 km².IBGE - [http://cod.ibge.gov.br/CM7]

Geography

Itamonte is a touristic city in the Serra da Mantiqueira mountains. The territorial area is 430,597 km² big. The city's current mayor is Alexandre Augusto Moreira Santos, with Marcia Castilho being deputy mayor.

The municipality contains 34.54% of the {{convert|22917|ha}} Serra do Papagaio State Park, created in 1998.{{citation|ref={{harvid|PES da Serra do Papagaio – ISA}}|language=pt

|title=PES da Serra do Papagaio|publisher=ISA: Instituto Socioambiental

|url=https://uc.socioambiental.org/uc/595925|access-date=2016-09-27}}

See also

References

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Category:Municipalities in Minas Gerais

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