Bocaiúva
Bocaiúva | |
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| Etymology: Derived either from the indigenous name for the species of palm trees Acrocomia aculeata or from the abolitionist and journalist Quintino Antonio Ferreira de Souza Bocaiúva | |
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Location of Bocaiúva in Minas Gerais | |
| Coordinates: 17°06′28″S 43°48′54″W / 17.10778°S 43.81500°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Founded | 30 October 1884 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Roberto Jairo Torres (Avante) (2025-2028) |
| • Vice Mayor | Sonia Maria De Carvalho Guimaraes (REDE) (2025-2028) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,206.76 km2 (1,238.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 698 m (2,290 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 48,032 |
| • Density | 14.98/km2 (38.8/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Bocaiuvense (Brazilian Portuguese) |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time) |
| Postal code | 39390-000, 39393-000, 39394-000, 39395-000 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.700 – high |
| Website | bocaiuva.mg.gov.br |
Bocaiuva is a Brazilian municipality located in the northwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 50,256 people living in a total area of 3,232 km2. The city belongs to the mesoregion of North of Minas and to the microregion of Bocaiuva. It became a municipality in 1890.