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Town and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Aiuruoca
Municipality
Municipality of Aiuruoca
Flag of AiuruocaFlagOfficial seal of AiuruocaSeal
Location in Minas GeraisLocation in Minas Gerais
Country Brazil
State Minas Gerais
RegionSoutheast
Intermediate RegionPouso Alegre
Immediate RegionCaxambu-Baependi
Founded1706
Government
 • MayorErlisson Vitor Lopes (PSD)
Area
 • Total649.680 km (250.843 sq mi)
Population
 • Total5,949
 • Density9.2/km (24/sq mi)
Demonymaiuruocano
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code37450-000 to 37451-999
HDI (2010)0.668 – medium
Websiteaiuruoca.mg.gov.br

Aiuruoca is a city in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 its population was estimated to be 5,976.

Aiuruoca was founded in 1706.

In the 1920s, Danish immigrants in rural parts of Aiuruoca laid the foundation for the production of the Brazilian cheese queijo prato.

The municipality contains 15.76% of the 22,917 hectares (56,630 acres) Serra do Papagaio State Park, created in 1998.

21°58′S 44°36′W / 21.967°S 44.600°W / -21.967; -44.600

References

  1. "IBGE Aiuruoca". IBGE. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. IBGE 2020
  4. "Reportagens". revistagloborural.globo.com. Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  5. PES da Serra do Papagaio (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-09-27

External links

Media related to Aiuruoca at Wikimedia Commons

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Intermediate Geographic Region of Belo Horizonte
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Manhuaçu
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Cataguases
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Almenara
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Águas Formosas
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Alfenas
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