Itaperuna

Itaperuna
Itaperuna
	Municipality
	Município de Itaperuna
	Flag Seal
	Location of Itaperuna in the state of Rio de Janeiro
	Itaperuna Location of Itaperuna in Brazil
	Coordinates: 21°12′18″S 41°53′16″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	Rio de Janeiro
Government
• Prefeito	Marcus Vinícius de Oliveira Pinto (PR)
Area
• Total	1,105.566 km2 (426.861 sq mi)
Elevation	108 m (354 ft)
Population (2018 est.[1])
• Total	133,669
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
Website

Itaperuna (Portuguese pronunciation: [itapeˈɾunɐ]) is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It had a population of 133.669 in 2018, and has an area of 1.105,3 km².[1]

History

Itaperuna was founded in 1889, after being separated from the municipality of Campos dos Goytacazes.[2]

Location

Itaperuna is located 230 km from the state capital Rio de Janeiro. Its neighbouring municipalities are:[3]

Bom Jesus do Itabapoana – north, northeast and east
Campos dos Goytacazes – east
Italva – east and southeast
Cambuci – south
São José de Ubá – south
Miracema – southwest
Laje do Muriaé – west
Patrocínio de Muriaé – northwest
Eugenópolis - northwest
Antônio Prado de Minas - northwest

Transprtation

The city is served by Ernani do Amaral Peixoto Airport.

References

"Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics" (PDF). 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2019. 2018 Estimates of Population
IBGE. "IBGE Cities". Archived from the original on 2012-04-30.
IBGE. "Political-Administrative Maps".

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[IBGE-1] "Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics" (PDF). 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2019. 2018 Estimates of Population

[IBGE_Cities-2] IBGE. "IBGE Cities". Archived from the original on 2012-04-30.

[3] IBGE. "Political-Administrative Maps".