Itanhomi

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Itanhomi
Municipality and town
Itanhomi
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 19°10′19″S 41°51′54″W / 19.17194°S 41.86500°W / -19.17194; -41.86500
Country  Brazil
Region Southeast
State Minas Gerais
Mesoregion Vale do Rio Doce
Government
  Mayor Raimundo Francisco Penaforte
Area
  Total 188.506 sq mi (488.229 km2)
Population (2010)
  Total 11,850
Time zone UTC -3

Itanhomi is a town and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.[1][2][3][4]

History

Legend spoke about the existence of an Indian chief named Queiroga. Queiroga is actually a native plant that existed on the banks of Ribeirão forest, currently Ribeirão Queiroga, from which the name is derived. There were nomadic Indians, the Botocudos (a subdivision of the Aimorés Tribe), in this region.

See also

References

  1. "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009. 
  2. "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009. 
  3. "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Retrieved December 17, 2009. 
  4. "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009. 

Coordinates: 19°10′S 41°52′W / 19.167°S 41.867°W / -19.167; -41.867

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