Itapecerica

Itapecerica (, ) is a municipality located in the center of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The population is 21,761 (2020 est.) in an area of . The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Formiga. It was founded in 1789.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Itapecerica
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_flag: BANDEIRA_de_ITAPECERICA.JPG
Settlement.image_map: MinasGerais Municip Itapecerica.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Minas Gerais state
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Southeast
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Minas Gerais
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Mesoregion
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Microregion
Settlement.subdivision_type5: Metrop. region
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1041

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality of Brazil
Demonym: itapecericano
Country: Brazil
Located in: Minas Gerais
Population: 22356
Area: 1042.060
Elevation: 912
Shares border with: São Francisco de Paula
Official website: www.itapecerica.mg.gov.br
Image: Igreja Matriz de São Bento.jpg
Dialing code: 37

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Commons category: Itapecerica (Minas Gerais)
Human Development Index: 0.763
postal code: 35550-000 a 35554-999
electorate: 15822

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Contents

History
Geography
Economic activities
Health and education
See also
References

==History== Candindé, an extinct Jê language, was once spoken in the Itapecerica Valley.

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