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Paraisópolis

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Paraisópolis
Flag of Paraisópolis
Coat of arms of Paraisópolis
Nickname: 
Paraiso
Location of Paraisópolis
Paraisópolis is located in Brazil
Paraisópolis
Paraisópolis
Coordinates: 22°33′14″S 45°46′48″W / 22.55389°S 45.78000°W / -22.55389; -45.78000
CountryBrazil
StateMinas Gerais
MesoregionSul/Sudoeste de Minas (IBGE/2008)[1]
MicroregionItajubá (IBGE/2008)[1]
Government
 • MayorSérgio Wagner Bizarria (until 2012)
Area
 • Total
331,510 km2 (128,000 sq mi)
Elevation
968 m (3,176 ft)
Population
 (2020 [3])
 • Total
21,221
Demonymparaisopolitano or paraisopolense

Paraisópolis is a city in Minas Gerais, Brazil, with a population (2020) of 21,221.

The municipality contains part of the 180,373 hectares (445,710 acres) Fernão Dias Environmental Protection Area, created in 1997.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Divisão Territorial do Brasil". Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 1 July 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
  2. ^ IBGE (2002). "Área territorial oficial". Resolução da Presidência do IBGE de n° 5 (R.PR-5/02). Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  3. ^ IBGE 2020
  4. ^ APA Fernão Dias (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2 October 2016