Minas Novas

Minas Novas
Municipality of Minas Novas
Church of Our Lady of the Rosary
Flag of Minas Novas
Official seal of Minas Novas
Location of Minas Novas
Country Brazil
State Minas Gerais
RegionSoutheast
Intermediate RegionTeófilo Otoni
Immediate RegionCapelinha
Incorporated2 October 1730
Government
 • MayorAécio Guedes Soares (Republicanos)
Area
 • Total1,810.772 km2 (698 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total31,497
 • Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Demonymminas-novense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code
39650-000
Area code(s)
+55 33
HDI (2010)0.633 – medium[2]
Websiteminasnovas.mg.gov.br

Minas Novas is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In 2020, the population was 31,497 in a total area of 1,810 km².[3] The elevation of the urban area is 635 meters. It is part of the IBGE statistical meso-region of Jequitinhonha and the micro-region of Capelinha. It became a municipality in 1730.

Neighboring municipalities are Capelinha, Chapada do Norte, Leme do Prado, Novo Cruzeiro, Setubinha, Turmalina and Virgem da Lapa. The distance to Belo Horizonte is 500 km.[4]

  1. ^ novas/panorama 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)
  3. ^ IBGE 2020
  4. ^ Distancias Minas Gerais
    - Citybrazil Archived 2008-04-26 at the Wayback Machine