Aiuruoca

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Aiuruoca
Municipality
Municipality of Aiuruoca
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Flag
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Seal
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Location in Minas Gerais
CountryFlag of Brazil.svg Brazil
State Bandeira de Minas Gerais.svg Minas Gerais
Region Southeast
Intermediate Region Pouso Alegre
Immediate Region Caxambu-Baependi
Founded1706
Government
 •  Mayor Erlisson Vitor Lopes (PSD)
Area
 • Total
649.680 km2 (250.843 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total
5,949
 • Density9.157/km2 (23.72/sq mi)
Demonym aiuruocano
Time zone UTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code
37450-000 to 37451-999
HDI (2010)0.668 – medium [2]
Website aiuruoca.mg.gov.br

Aiuruoca is a city in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 its population was estimated to be 5,976. [3]

Aiuruoca was founded in 1706.

In the 1920s, Danish immigrants in rural parts of Aiuruoca laid the foundation for the production of the Brazilian cheese queijo prato . [4]

The municipality contains 15.76% of the 22,917 hectares (56,630 acres) Serra do Papagaio State Park, created in 1998. [5]

21°58′S44°36′W / 21.967°S 44.600°W / -21.967; -44.600

References

  1. ↑ "IBGE Aiuruoca". IBGE . Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ IBGE 2020
  4. ↑ "Reportagens". revistagloborural.globo.com. Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  5. ↑ PES da Serra do Papagaio (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-09-27{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)

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