Jacinto, Minas Gerais

Jacinto
Municipality
Aerial View of Jacinto
Flag Seal
Nickname:  Jaça
Location in Minas Gerais
Jacinto Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 16°08′38″S40°17′34″W / 16.14389°S 40.29278°W / -16.14389; -40.29278
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	Minas Gerais
Intermediate Geographic Region	Teófilo Otoni
Immediate Geographic Region	Almenara
Incorporated (municipality)	December 31, 1943
Government
•  Mayor	Carlos 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
• Density	8.71/km2 (22.6/sq mi)
Demonym	Jacintense [3]
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
CEP postal code	39930-000
Area code	33
HDI (2010) [4]	0,620
Website	Official 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.

Supposedly, the city name is a homage to an old settler named Jacinto who lived in the city around the 1910s.

See also

• List of municipalities in Minas Gerais

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.

External links

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