Jacinto, Minas Gerais
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| Municipality | |||
Aerial View of Jacinto
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| Nickname(s): Jaça | |||
 Location in Minas Gerais |
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 Jacinto
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| Coordinates: 16°08′38″S 40°17′34″W / 16.14389°S 40.29278°WCoordinates: 16°08′38″S 40°17′34″W / 16.14389°S 40.29278°W | |||
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| Region | Southeast | ||
| State | Minas Gerais | ||
| Mesoregion | Jequitinhonha | ||
| Microregion | Almenara | ||
| Incorporated (municipality) | December 31, 1943 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Carlos Dantez Ferraz de Mello | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,393.609 km2 (538.075 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) | ||
| Population (2014) | |||
| • Total | 12,524 | ||
| • Density | 8.71/km2 (22.6/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Jacintense | ||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC-3) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | BRST (UTC-2) | ||
| CEP postal code | 39930-000 | ||
| Area code | 33 | ||
| HDI (2010) | 0,620 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Jacinto is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Jacinto is located on the right bank of the Jequitinhonha River. It is 44 kilometers east of Almenara.
The legend tells that the city name is a homage to an old settler named Jacinto, which lived in the city around the 1910s.
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