Caratinga

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Caratinga
Municipality
Municipality of Caratinga
Flag Seal
Caratinga
Coordinates: 19°37′30″S 42°09′00″W / 19.62500°S 42.15000°W / -19.62500; -42.15000
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	Minas Gerais
Founded	June 24, 1892
Government
• Mayor	João Bosco Pessine Gonçalves
Area
• Total	1,251 km2 (483 sq mi)
Elevation	578 m (1,896 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	92,603
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)	0.706 – high[2]
Website	www.caratinga.mg.gov.br

Caratinga is a municipality in eastern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The population in 2020 was 92,603 inhabitants and the total area of the municipality was 1,251 km². The elevation is 578 meters above sea level, with maximum elevation of 1,516 m in the Serra do Rio Preto and 330 m at the mouth of the Córrego Boachá.