Aiuruoca
Town and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aiuruoca is a city in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 its population was estimated to be 5,976.[3]
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Aiuruoca | |
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Municipality of Aiuruoca | |
Country | Brazil |
State | Minas Gerais |
Region | Southeast |
Intermediate Region | Pouso Alegre |
Immediate Region | Caxambu-Baependi |
Founded | 1706 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Erlisson Vitor Lopes (PSD) |
Area | |
• Total | 649.680 km2 (250.843 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 5,949 |
• Density | 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi) |
Demonym | aiuruocano |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Postal Code | 37450-000 to 37451-999 |
HDI (2010) | 0.668 – medium[2] |
Website | aiuruoca |
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Aiuruoca was founded in 1706.
In the 1920s, Danish immigrants in rural parts of Aiuruoca laid the foundation for the production of the Brazilian cheese queijo prato.[4]
The municipality contains 15.76% of the 22,917 hectares (56,630 acres) Serra do Papagaio State Park, created in 1998.[5]