Itabira
Itabira | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Itabira | |
| Nickname(s): Cidade do Ferro ("City of Iron") Cidade da Poesia ("City of Poetry") Capital Nacional da Poesia ("National Capital of Poetry") Capital Estadual do Tropeirismo ("State Capital of Tropeirismo") Ita City | |
Location in Minas Gerais | |
| Coordinates: 19°37′08″S 43°13′37″W / 19.61889°S 43.22694°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Region | Southeast |
| Intermediate Region | Belo Horizonte |
| Immediate Region | Itabira |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marco Antônio Lage (PSB) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,253.704 km2 (484.058 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 795 m (2,608 ft) |
| Population (2020 est.) | |
• Total | 120,904 |
| • Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Demonym | itabirano |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.756 – high |
| Website | itabira |
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Itabira is a Brazilian municipality and a major city in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the Belo Horizonte metropolitan area mesoregion and to the Itabira microregion.
It is currently the twenty-fourth largest city in the state in terms of population, with 120,904 inhabitants, according to a 2020 IBGE survey. It is known as the "Capital of Poetry", by virtue of being the birthplace of poet Carlos Drummond de Andrade, is part of the Circuit of the Gold and of Estrada Real.