Itanhomi

Itanhomi
Municipality
Seal
Itanhomi Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 19°10′19″S41°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  (2020 [1] )
• Total	12,244
Time zone	UTC -3

Itanhomi is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

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

• List of municipalities in Minas Gerais

References

1. IBGE 2020
2. "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.
3. "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.
4. "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
5. "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.

Coordinates: 19°10′S41°52′W / 19.167°S 41.867°W / -19.167; -41.867