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 Location in Minas Gerais | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State |  Minas Gerais |
| Intermediate Geographic Region | Teófilo Otoni |
| Immediate Geographic Region | Capelinha |
| Founded | June 24, 1675 |
| Incorporated (as city) | June 24, 1675 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luís Fernando Alves (PTdoB) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,736 km2 (1,056 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 910 m (2,990 ft) |
| Population (2020[1]) | |
• Total | 34,936 |
| Demonym | Itamarandibano (Portuguese pronunciation:[itamaɾɐ̃dʒiˈbɐnu])[2] |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal Code | 39.670-000 |
| Area code | (+55) 38 |
| Website | Town Hall of Itamarandiba |
Itamarandiba (Portuguese pronunciation:[itamaɾɐ̃ˈdʒibɐ]) is a Brazilian municipality located in the north-center of the state ofMinas Gerais. Its population as of 2020[update] was 34,936 living in a total area of 2,736 km2.
The city belongs to the statisticalmesoregion ofJequitinhonha and to the statisticalmicroregion ofCapelinha. It became a municipality in 1862.[3]
Itamarandiba is located at an elevation of 910 meters near the headwaters of the Rio Araçuai, which flows north into theJequitinhonha River. It is northeast ofDiamantina, Highway access is made by BR-451 and MG-214. This is one principal city of region.
The distance toBelo Horizonte is 380 km. Neighboring municipalities are:Diamantina,Aricanduva,Carbonita,Turmalina,Capelinha,Senador Modestino Gonçalves,Veredinha,Rio Vermelho,São Sebastião do Maranhão,Água Boa, andColuna.[4]
The municipality contains the 13,654 hectares (33,740 acres)Serra Negra State Park, created in 1998.[5]
The main economic activities are services, agriculture, and small industries. The planting of eucalyptus for charcoal production is important and coffee cultivation has been increasing in recent years. The GDP in 2005 wasR$94 million (US$38.61 million), with 60 million from services, 7 million from industry, and 20 million from agriculture. There were 1,981 rural producers on 84,000 hectares of land. Only 93 farms had tractors (2006). The main crops (2007) were eucalyptus trees, sugarcane, coffee (800 hectares), beans, and corn (2,600 hectares). There were 30,000 head of cattle (2006). In 2007 there was 1 bank.[2]
Itamarandiba is ranked in the bottom tier of municipalities in the state in human development.
In terms of HDI, the highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 wasPoços de Caldas with 0.841, while the lowest wasSetubinha with 0.568. Nationally the highest wasSão Caetano do Sul in São Paulo with 0.919, while the lowest was Setubinha. In more recent statistics (considering 5,507 municipalities)Manari in the state ofPernambuco has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place.[6]
There were 17 health clinics and 2 hospitals with 90 beds in 2005. Educational needs were met by 44 primary schools and 1 middle school. There were campuses of a private college and a public college.[2]
| Climate data for Itamarandiba (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.9 (82.2) | 28.6 (83.5) | 27.8 (82.0) | 26.4 (79.5) | 25.0 (77.0) | 24.0 (75.2) | 23.7 (74.7) | 25.1 (77.2) | 26.6 (79.9) | 27.4 (81.3) | 27.1 (80.8) | 27.4 (81.3) | 26.4 (79.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.1 (71.8) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.0 (71.6) | 20.6 (69.1) | 18.7 (65.7) | 17.1 (62.8) | 16.8 (62.2) | 17.7 (63.9) | 19.6 (67.3) | 21.1 (70.0) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.9 (71.4) | 20.1 (68.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.9 (64.2) | 17.7 (63.9) | 17.8 (64.0) | 16.4 (61.5) | 14.0 (57.2) | 11.9 (53.4) | 11.7 (53.1) | 11.9 (53.4) | 14.0 (57.2) | 16.1 (61.0) | 17.2 (63.0) | 17.9 (64.2) | 15.4 (59.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 185.9 (7.32) | 104.3 (4.11) | 135.7 (5.34) | 46.9 (1.85) | 12.9 (0.51) | 4.1 (0.16) | 5.8 (0.23) | 8.0 (0.31) | 24.3 (0.96) | 98.7 (3.89) | 222.5 (8.76) | 227.0 (8.94) | 1,076.1 (42.37) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 13 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 82 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 80.6 | 78.7 | 81.5 | 81.4 | 81.1 | 79.8 | 78.2 | 72.2 | 70.8 | 72.0 | 79.1 | 81.4 | 78.1 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 162.8 | 184.8 | 168.2 | 181.8 | 185.1 | 194.0 | 177.2 | 202.4 | 164.8 | 168.2 | 143.3 | 145.5 | 2,078.1 |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[7] | |||||||||||||
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