Itinga | |
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Country | Brazil |
State | Minas Gerais |
Incorporated | 31 December 1943 |
Government | |
• Mayor | João Bosco Versiani Gusmão Cordeiro (PP) |
Area | |
• Total | 1 649 km2 (636 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 15 022[1] |
• Density | 9.1/km2 (24/sq mi) |
Demonym | Itinguense |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Postal Code | 39610-000 |
Area code(s) | +55 33 |
Website | Itinga, Minas Gerais |
Itinga is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais in the Jequitinhonha River valley. As of 2020[update] the population was 15,022 in a total area of 1,641 km2.[2] The city belongs to the mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the microregion of Araçuaí. The elevation of the municipal seat is 269 meters. It became a municipality in 1943. Between the municipalities of Araçuaí and Itinga is located the largest lithium mine in Brazil,[3][4] explored and extracted by Sigma Lithium Resources.[5]