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Itinga

Official website (http://www.itinga.mg.gov.br/)

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Itinga () is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais in the Jequitinhonha River valley. the population was 15,022 in a total area of 1,641 km2. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the microregion of Araçuaí. The elevation of the municipal seat is 269 meters. It became a municipality in 1943. Between the municipalities of Araçuaí and Itinga is located the largest lithium mine in Brazil, explored and extracted by Sigma Lithium Resources.

Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.established_date
31 December 1943
Settlement.postal2_code
+55 33
Settlement.postal2_code_type
Area code(s)
Settlement.postal_code_type
Postal Code
Settlement.postal_code
39610-000
Settlement.timezone1
BRT
Settlement.utc_offset
−3
Settlement.area_total_sq_mi
636
Settlement.population_density_km2
9.1
Settlement.population_as_of
2020
Settlement.population_total
15 022
Settlement.area_total_km2
1649
Settlement.established_title
Incorporated
Settlement.website
Itinga, Minas Gerais
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Minas Gerais
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name
Brazil

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Official website

Prefeitura de Itinga

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itinga.mg.gov.br

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Wikidata facts

Demonym
itinguense
Country
Brazil
Located in
Minas Gerais
Population
22612
Area
1640.657
Elevation
263
Shares border with
Araçuaí
Official website
www.itinga.mg.gov.br
Dialing code
33
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Commons category
Itinga
Human Development Index
0.624
postal code
39610-000 a 39614-999
electorate
11036
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Encyclopedic overview

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Itinga () is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais in the Jequitinhonha River valley. the population was 15,022 in a total area of 1,641 km2. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the microregion of Araçuaí. The elevation of the municipal seat is 269 meters. It became a municipality in 1943. Between the municipalities of Araçuaí and Itinga is located the largest lithium mine in Brazil, explored and extracted by Sigma Lithium Resources.

== Etymology == The name "Itinga" is a term of Tupi origin that means "white water", through the combination of the terms '''y ("water") and ting ("white").

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Itinga” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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