Alto Jequitibá

Alto Jequitibá is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. It belongs to the mesoregion of Zona da Mata and to the microregion of Manhuaçu. The municipality has a population of 8,528 (2015) and its area is 152 km².[1]

Alto Jequitibá
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Location in Minas Gerais state
Alto Jequitibá
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 20°25′15″S 41°57′31″W
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateMinas Gerais
Area
  Total152 km2 (59 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
  Total8,528
  Density56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (BRT)
  Summer (DST)UTC-02:00 (BRST)

Geography

Settled in the highplanes among offshoots from the Pico da Bandeira, the third highest mountain of Brazil nearing 3,000 meters, in the Ocidental side of the Caparaó range of mountains. It is in the Brazil's Southeast in the bush's zone.

Demographics

Alto Jequitibá is one of the few mainly Protestant cities of Minas Gerais, mainly Presbyterian.

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References

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