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Alto Jequitibá

Flag of Alto Jequitibá

Flag

Coat of arms of Alto Jequitibá

Coat of arms

Location in Minas Gerais state

Location in Minas Gerais state

Alto Jequitibá is located in Brazil

Alto Jequitibá

Alto Jequitibá

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 20°25′15″S 41°57′31″W / 20.42083°S 41.95861°W
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateMinas Gerais
Area

• Total

152 km2 (59 sq mi)
Population

 (2020 [1])

• Total

8,301
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Alto Jequitibá is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. It belongs to the mesoregion of Zona da Mata and to the microregion of Manhuaçu. The municipality has a population of 8,301 (2020) and its area is 152 km².[2]

Settled in the highplanes among offshoots from the Pico da Bandeira, the third highest mountain of Brazil nearing 3,000 meters, in the Ocidental side of the Caparaó range of mountains. It is in the Brazil's Southeast in the bush's zone.

Alto Jequitibá is one of the few mainly Protestant cities of Minas Gerais, mainly Presbyterian.