Immediate Geographic Region of Barbacena

The Immediate Geographic Region of Barbacena is one of the 10 immediate geographic regions in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Barbacena, one of the 70 immediate geographic regions in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais and one of the 509 of Brazil, created by the National Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in 2017.^[1]

Municipalities

It comprises 14 municipalities:

• Alfredo Vasconcelos

• Alto Rio Doce
• Antônio Carlos

• Barbacena

• Barroso

• Cipotânea

• Desterro do Melo
• Dores de Campos

• Ibertioga

• Ressaquinha

• Santa Bárbara do Tugúrio
• Santa Rita de Ibitipoca
• Santana do Garambéu

• Senhora dos Remédios

Statistics

Population: 236 918 (July 1, 2017 estimation).

Area: 3 929,628 km².

Population density: 60,3/km².

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