Vale do Rio Doce (mesoregion)

Vale do Rio Doce (English: Doce River valley) is one of the twelve mesoregions of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is composed of 102 municipalities,[1] distributed across 7 microregions.

Vale do Rio Doce
Location within Minas Gerais
Location within Minas Gerais
Coordinates: 18°51′03″S 41°56′56″W
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Minas Gerais
Area
  Total41,809.873 km2 (16,142.882 sq mi)
Population
 (2006/IBGE)
  Total1,588,122
Time zoneUTC-3 (BRT)
  Summer (DST)UTC-2 (BRST)
Area code+55 38

Demography

 
 
Largest cities in Vale do Rio Doce (mesoregion)|the Vale do Rio Doce mesoregion
(IBGE 2010 census)[2]
Rank Microregion Pop. Rank Microregion Pop.
Governador Valadares
Governador Valadares
Ipatinga
Ipatinga
1Governador ValadaresGovernador Valadares26359411InhapimCaratinga24294 Coronel Fabriciano
Coronel Fabriciano
Caratinga
Caratinga
2IpatingaIpatinga23917712Belo OrienteIpatinga23397
3Coronel FabricianoIpatinga10379713ItambacuriGovernador Valadares22797
4CaratingaCaratinga8532214Conselheiro PenaAimorés22232
5TimóteoIpatinga8111915IpanemaAimorés18169
6GuanhãesGuanhães3126616PeçanhaPeçanha17270
7Santana do ParaísoIpatinga2725817ResplendorAimorés17099
8MantenaMantena2711518IpabaCaratinga16692
9MutumAimorés2667219SabinópolisGuanhães15707
10AimorésAimorés2496920São João EvangelistaGuanhães15538

See also

References

  1. "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios" [GDP of the Brazilian Municipalities] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2010-11-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  2. "Censo 2010 - Minas Gerais" [2010 Census - Minas Gerais state] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2011-06-11.


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