Jacinto, Minas Gerais

Jacinto
Municipality
Aerial View of Jacinto
Aerial View of Jacinto
Flag of Jacinto
Flag
Official seal of Jacinto
Seal
Nickname: 
Jaça
Location in Minas Gerais
Location in Minas Gerais
Jacinto is located in Brazil
Jacinto
Jacinto
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 16°08′38″S 40°17′34″W / 16.14389°S 40.29278°W / -16.14389; -40.29278
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
StateMinas Gerais
MesoregionJequitinhonha
MicroregionAlmenara
Incorporated (municipality)December 31, 1943
Government
 • MayorCarlos Dantez Ferraz de Mello
Area
[1]
 • Total
1,393.609 km2 (538.075 sq mi)
Elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Population
 (2020 [2])
 • Total
12,323
 • Density8.71/km2 (22.6/sq mi)
DemonymJacintense[3]
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
CEP postal code
39930-000
Area code33
HDI (2010) [4]0,620
WebsiteOfficial website

Jacinto is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Jacinto is located on the right bank of the Jequitinhonha River. It is 44 kilometers east of Almenara.

The legend tells that the city name is a homage to an old settler named Jacinto who lived in the city around the 1910s.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Área territorial oficial" [Official Territorial Area] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2002-10-10. Archived from the original on 2011-11-01. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
  2. ^ IBGE 2020
  3. ^ "IBGE - Cidades@". O Brasil Município por Município. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
  4. ^ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" [Ranking of HDI-M of Brazilian Municipalities] (PDF) (in Portuguese). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-08-06. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
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