Manhuaçu
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 Location in Minas Gerais state |
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| Coordinates: 20°15′29″S 42°2′1″W / 20.25806°S 42.03361°WCoordinates: 20°15′29″S 42°2′1″W / 20.25806°S 42.03361°W | ||
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| Region | Southeast Region | |
| State | Minas Gerais | |
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| • Total | 628 km2 (242 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015) | ||
| • Total | 86,844 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2) | |
Manhuaçu is a municipality in Eastern Minas Gerais state, in Brazil. Its population was 86,844 (2015) and its area is 628 km².
Located 260 km from the state capital of Belo Horizonte, it is near the important road junction of BR 262 (Belo Horizonte-Vitória) and BR 116 (Rio-Bahia). The total area of the municipality is 629 km² and it lies at an elevation of 635 m in the foothills of the Serra da Chabata or Caparaó, which form the boundary between the states of Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo. The main rivers are the Ribeirão do Manhuaçuzinho and the Manhuaçu River, which are tributaries of the Doce River.
Altitudes range from 561 metres (1,841 ft) at Foz do Rio São Mateu to 1,760 metres (5,770 ft) at Serra Pedra Dourada. Temperatures range from 16.6 °C (61.9 °F) to 27.5 °C (81.5 °F), with an average of 22.7 °C (72.9 °F). Annual rainfall averages 1,827 millimetres (71.9 in).
The municipality holds part of the Sossego Forest Biological Station.
The economy of the city is based on the production and processing of mountain coffee. It is the center of commercialization of coffee of the Zona da Mata, and there are offices and warehouses of the main exporting and processing companies of the country. There are storage facilities for about one million sacks of coffee. The region harvests about 1.5 million sacks of coffee a year
There are three schools of higher education, Faculdade do Futuro [2], Doctum [3] and Facig - Faculdade de Ciências Gerenciais de Manhuaçu [4].
The Caparaó National Park is a national park administered by the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) and is located approximately 60 km southeast of Manhuaçu on the boundary dividing the states of Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo. The entrance to the park is at Alto Caparaó. The area of the park is 318 square kilometers.
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