Pirapetinga


Pirapetinga is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.
Its estimated population in 2007 was 10,687 inhabitants.

Geography

The municipality is located in the Meso-region of Zona da Mata near the border with the State of Rio de Janeiro. It is by road from the capital of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte. It has an area of including the city itself and two districts: Valão Quente and Caiapó.

Topography, climate, hydrology

The city is at an altitude of, with the highest point being Pedra Bonita at. The climate is tropical with wet summers and an average annual temperature around, with variations between and .
The district is watered by the River Pirapetinga a tributary of the Paraíba do Sul.

Highways

BR-393

Demographics

Census Data - 2000

Total Population : 10,034
Urban: 8413
Rural: 1621
Men: 5034
Women: 5000
Population density : 51.8
Infant mortality : 25.4
Life expectancy : 71.1
Fertility rate : 2.2
Literacy Rate: 83.8%
Human Development Index : 0.759
HDI-M Income: 0.681
HDI-M Longevity: 0.768
HDI-M Education: 0.827

History

The city began as a village that grew up around the chapel erected in honour of Saint Anne in 1850. In 1864 the village became a district of Leopoldina with the name of Santana Pirapetinga.
It became independent of the municipality of Além Paraíba in 1938.