Caratinga

Caratinga
Municipality of Caratinga
Flag of Caratinga
Official seal of Caratinga
Caratinga is located in Brazil
Caratinga
Caratinga
Coordinates: 19°37′30″S 42°09′00″W / 19.62500°S 42.15000°W / -19.62500; -42.15000
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Minas Gerais
FoundedJune 24, 1892
Government
 • MayorJoão Bosco Pessine Gonçalves
Area
 • Total
1,251 km2 (483 sq mi)
Elevation
578 m (1,896 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
92,603
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)0.706 – high[2]
Websitewww.caratinga.mg.gov.br
Caratinga flood in January 1945

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.

  1. ^ [ IBGE 2020]
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)