Itaperuna
Coordinates: 21°12′18″S 41°53′16″W / 21.20500°S 41.88778°W
Itaperuna is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It had a population of 95.841 in 2010, and has an area of 1.105,3 km2.[1]
History
Itaperuna was founded in 1889, after being separated from the municipality of Campos dos Goytacazes.[1] Its current mayor (from 2009 to 2012 is Fernando "Paulada" Fernandes (PSDB).[2]
Location
Itaperuna is located 230 km from the state capital Rio de Janeiro. Its neighbouring municipalities are:[3]
- Bom Jesus do Itabapoana – north, northeast and east
- Campos dos Goytacazes – east
- Italva – east and southeast
- Cambuci – south
- São José de Ubá – south
- Miracema – southwest
- Laje do Muriaé – west
- Patrocínio de Muriaé – northwest
- Eugenópolis - northwest
- Antônio Prado de Minas - northwest
References
- 1 2 IBGE. "IBGE Cities".
- ↑ Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. "Estatísticas TSE: Eleições 2008" (in Portuguese).
- ↑ IBGE. "Political-Administrative Maps".
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