Itaperuna
Municipality
Município de Itaperuna
Flag of Itaperuna
Flag
Official seal of Itaperuna
Seal
Location of Itaperuna in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Location of Itaperuna in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Itaperuna is located in Brazil
Itaperuna
Itaperuna
Location of Itaperuna in Brazil
Coordinates: 21°12′18″S 41°53′16″W / 21.20500°S 41.88778°W / -21.20500; -41.88778
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Rio de Janeiro
Government
 • PrefeitoMarcus Vinícius de Oliveira Pinto (PR)
Area
 • Total1,105.566 km2 (426.861 sq mi)
Elevation
108 m (354 ft)
Population
 (2022 [1])
 • Total101,041
 • Density91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
Website

Itaperuna (Portuguese pronunciation: [itapeˈɾunɐ]) is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It had a population of 101,041 in 2022, and has an area of 1.105,3 km2.[2][3]

History

Itaperuna was founded in 1889, after being separated from the municipality of Campos dos Goytacazes.[4]

Location

Itaperuna is located 230 km from the state capital Rio de Janeiro. Its neighbouring municipalities are:[5]

Transportation

The city is served by Ernani do Amaral Peixoto Airport.

References

  1. ↑ IBGE 2022
  2. ↑ "Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics" (PDF). 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2019. 2018 Estimates of Population
  3. ↑ "Tabela 4709: População residente, Variação absoluta de população residente e Taxa de crescimento geométrico". sidra.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  4. ↑ IBGE. "IBGE Cities". Archived from the original on 2012-04-30.
  5. ↑ IBGE. "Political-Administrative Maps".


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