Piedade do Rio Grande
Municipality
Municipality of Piedade do Rio Grande
Flag of Piedade do Rio Grande
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Official seal of Piedade do Rio Grande
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Location in Minas Gerais
Location in Minas Gerais
Country Brazil
State Minas Gerais
RegionSoutheast
Intermediate RegionBarbacena
Immediate RegionSão João del-Rei
Founded12 December 1953
Government
 • MayorJosé Fernandes Neto (MDB)
Area
 • Total322.814 km2 (124.639 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total4,436
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Demonympiedadense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code
36227-000 a 36229-999
HDI (2010)0.678 – medium[2]
Websitepiedadedoriogrande.mg.gov.br

Piedade do Rio Grande is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Campo das Vertentes and to the microregion of Sao Joao del Rei. In 2020, the estimated population was 4,466.[3]

Geography

According to IBGE (2017), the municipality belongs to the Immediate Geographic Region of São João del-Rei, in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Barbacena.[4]

Ecclesiastical circumscription

The municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del-Rei.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "IBGE Piedade do Rio Grande". IBGE. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ IBGE 2020
  4. ^ "Divisões Regionais do Brasil | IBGE". www.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  5. ^ Silveira, Lucas. "Diocese ganha novo mapa territorial após criação de novas foranias". Diocese de São João del Rei. Retrieved 2023-02-19.

21°28′S 44°12′W / 21.467°S 44.200°W / -21.467; -44.200

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