Pirapetinga
Pirapetinga is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil. Its estimated population in 2020 was 10,772 inhabitants (IBGE). 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 (mean minimum) and (mean maximum). 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 (inhabitants / km): 51.8 Infant mortality (per thousand): 25.4 Life expectancy (years): 71.1 Fertility rate (children per woman): 2.2 Literacy Rate: 83.8% Human Development Index (HDI): 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.