Paraisópolis
Place in Minas Gerais, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the city in Minas Gerais. For the neighborhood in São Paulo, see Paraisópolis (São Paulo).
Paraisópolis is a city in Minas Gerais, Brazil, with a population (2020) of 21,221.
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Paraisópolis | |
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Nickname: Paraiso | |
Coordinates: 22°33′14″S 45°46′48″W | |
Country | Brazil |
State | Minas Gerais |
Mesoregion | Sul/Sudoeste de Minas (IBGE/2008)[1] |
Microregion | Itajubá (IBGE/2008)[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Sérgio Wagner Bizarria (until 2012) |
Area | |
• Total | 331,510 km2 (128,000 sq mi) |
Elevation | 968 m (3,176 ft) |
Population (2020 [3]) | |
• Total | 21,221 |
Demonym | paraisopolitano or paraisopolense |
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The municipality contains part of the 180,373 hectares (445,710 acres) Fernão Dias Environmental Protection Area, created in 1997.[4]