Lima Duarte | |
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Municipality | |
 Clockwise from top left: Praça Paiva Duque, a waterfall in Ibitipoca state park, Conceição do Ibitipoca, church of Nossa Senhora das Dores | |
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| Coordinates:21°50′53″S43°48′27″W / 21.84806°S 43.80750°W /-21.84806; -43.80750 | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Established | 3 Oct 1881 |
| Area | |
• Total | 848,089 km2 (327,449 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 860 m (2,820 ft) |
| Population (2020[1]) | |
• Total | 16,724 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Website | Lima Duarte, Minas Gerais |
Lima Duarte is amunicipality in the state ofMinas Gerais,Brazil. It has a population of 16,724 inhabitants (2020) and a total area of 848 square kilometres (327 sq mi) and lies at an elevation of 860 metres (2,822 ft) in the foothills of theMantiqueira Mountains. It was given city status in 1881.
It is 330 kilometres (210 mi) from the state capital,Belo Horizonte, and is part of theZona da Mata, a region whose economic and cultural center isJuiz de Fora. It is connected with this city by highway BR-267.
Ibitipoca state park is situated within the municipality about 25 kilometres (16 mi) from the city center.
Average maximum temperature: 28 °C (82 °F);Average minimum temperature: 10 °C (50 °F)
Most of the municipality is drained by theParaíba do Sul River. The most important river is the Rio do Peixe, a tributary of theParaibuna.
The name of the city has no connection to the famous Brazilian actorLima Duarte, but was in homage to Conselheiro José Rodrigues de Lima Duarte, political leader fromBarbacena, who in the nineteenth century was Minister of the Navy and a Senator of the Empire.
The city's economy is mainly based on tourism and the dairy industry.
21°51′S43°48′W / 21.850°S 43.800°W /-21.850; -43.800
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