Aiuruoca
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Aiuruoca | |
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| Municipality of Aiuruoca | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Minas Gerais | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State |  Minas Gerais |
| Region | Southeast |
| Intermediate Region | Pouso Alegre |
| Immediate Region | Caxambu-Baependi |
| Founded | 1706 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Erlisson Vitor Lopes (PSD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 649.680 km2 (250.843 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,949 |
| • Density | 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Demonym | aiuruocano |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal Code | 37450-000 to 37451-999 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.668 – medium[2] |
| Website | aiuruoca |
Aiuruoca is a city in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 its population was estimated to be 5,976.[3]
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.[4]
The municipality contains 15.76% of the 22,917 hectares (56,630 acres) Serra do Papagaio State Park, created in 1998.[5]
21°58′S 44°36′W / 21.967°S 44.600°W
References
- ^ "IBGE Aiuruoca". IBGE. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "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) - ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "Reportagens". revistagloborural.globo.com. Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
- ^ PES da Serra do Papagaio (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-09-27
External links
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