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Alto Jequitibá

Coordinates: 20°25′15″S 41°57′31″W / 20.42083°S 41.95861°W / -20.42083; -41.95861
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Alto Jequitibá
Flag of Alto Jequitibá
Coat of arms of Alto Jequitibá
Location in Minas Gerais state
Location in Minas Gerais state
Alto Jequitibá is located in Brazil
Alto Jequitibá
Alto Jequitibá
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 20°25′15″S 41°57′31″W / 20.42083°S 41.95861°W / -20.42083; -41.95861
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateMinas Gerais
Area
 • Total152 km2 (59 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total8,301
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

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 8,301 (2020) and its area is 152 km².[2]

Geography

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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

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

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