Itatiaiuçu

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Location of Itatiaiuçu

Itatiaiuçu , officially Portuguese Município de Itatiaiuçu , is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais with 11,037 inhabitants as of July 1, 2018. The population was 8,517 in the 2000 census and 9,928 in the 2010 census.

location

It borders on Mateus Leme , Igarapé , Brumadinho , Rio Manso , Itaguara , Carmo Cajuru and Itaúna . The place is located in the middle of the Cordilheira do Espinhaço , on the slopes of the Serra do Itatiaiuçu and has 267 square kilometers. The capital Belo Horizonte is 70 km to the northeast.

economy

The most important economic activity is the mining of iron. The iron ore mining company Ferrous Resources operates the Santanense mine at Itatiaiuçu. Fruit and vegetables and cattle and milk are also produced in the temperate climate.

Web links

Commons : Itatiaiuçu  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Ronaldo Guimarães Gouvêa: A questão metropolitana no Brasil . 1st edition. FGV Editora, Rio de Janeiro 2005, ISBN 85-225-0526-8 , pp. 305 (Portuguese, 324 p., Limited preview in Google Book search).
  2. ^ Mineral Resources

Coordinates: 20 ° 12 ′  S , 44 ° 25 ′  W