Pirapetinga

The municipality is located in the Meso-region of Zona da Mata near the border with the State of Rio de Janeiro. It is by road from the capital of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte. It has an area of including the city itself and two districts: Valão Quente and Caiapó. Topography, climate, hydrology The city is at an altitude of , with the highest point being Pedra Bonita at . The climate is tropical with wet summers and an average annual temperature around , with variations between (mean minimum) and (mean maximum). The district is watered by the River Pirapetinga a tributary of the Paraíba do Sul. == Highways ==

Census Data - 2000 Total Population: 10,034 Urban: 8413 Rural: 1621 Men: 5034 Women: 5000 (Source: AMM ) Population density (inhabitants / km2): 51.8 Infant mortality (per thousand): 25.4 Life expectancy (years): 71.1 Fertility rate (children per woman): 2.2 Literacy Rate: 83.8% Human Development Index (HDI): 0.759 HDI-M Income: 0.681 HDI-M Longevity: 0.768 HDI-M Education: 0.827 (Source: UNDP / 2000) == History ==

The city began as a village that grew up around the chapel erected in honour of Saint Anne in 1850. In 1864, the village became a district of Leopoldina with the name of Santana Pirapetinga. It became independent of the municipality of Além Paraíba in 1938. ==See also==