Itaobim
Sign in to saveItaobim is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2020 was 21,029 inhabitants in a total area of . The city is part of the Immediate Geographic Region of Teófilo Otoni. The elevation of the municipal seat is 180 meters. It became a municipality in 1962. Neighboring municipalities are Medina, Jequitinhonha, Ponto dos Volantes and Itinga. The distance to the state capital, Belo Horizonte, is 604 kilometers.
Key facts
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 679,024
- Settlement.postal2_code
- +55 33
- Settlement.postal2_code_type
- Area code(s)
- Settlement.postal_code
- 39625-000
- Settlement.postal_code_type
- Postal code
- Settlement.timezone1
- BRT
- Settlement.utc_offset1
- −3
- Settlement.population_demonym
- Itaobinhense
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- 31.1
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2020
- Settlement.population_total
- 21,029
- Settlement.area_total_sq_mi
- 262
- Settlement.leader_name
- Fabiano Fernandes Silva Ribeiro (DEM)
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Itaobim,_MG,_Brazil_-_panoramio.jpg
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.established_date
- 30 December 1962
- Settlement.established_title
- Incorporated
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Brazil
- Demonym
- itaobinhense
- Country
- Brazil
- Located in
- Minas Gerais
- Population
- 20358
- Area
- 679.889
- Elevation
- 180
- Shares border with
- Medina
- Official website
- www.itaobim.mg.gov.br
- Image
- Itaobim, MG, Brazil - panoramio.jpg
- Dialing code
- 33
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- Commons category
- Itaobim
- Human Development Index
- 0.689
- postal code
- 39625-000 a 39627-999
- electorate
- 16246
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Etymology
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- Geography
- Economy
- Culture
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Itaobim is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2020 was 21,029 inhabitants in a total area of . The city is part of the Immediate Geographic Region of Teófilo Otoni. The elevation of the municipal seat is 180 meters. It became a municipality in 1962. Neighboring municipalities are Medina, Jequitinhonha, Ponto dos Volantes and Itinga. The distance to the state capital, Belo Horizonte, is 604 kilometers.
== Etymology == The word Itaobim comes from the Tupi language and means Itá (rock) and oby (green). This toponym was chosen by the inhabitants because there is a mountain range made up of green-toned rocks near the city.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Itaobim” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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