Santa Vitória, Minas Gerais

Santa Vitória
Nickname: 
O Vale da Alimentação (The Food Valley)
Interactive map outlining Santa Vitória
Santa Vitória
Location within the State of Minas Gerais
Santa Vitória
Location within Brazil
Santa Vitória
Location within South America
Coordinates: 18°50′20″S 50°7′15″W / 18.83889°S 50.12083°W / -18.83889; -50.12083
CountryBrazil
StateMinas Gerais
MesoregionTriângulo Mineiro e Alto Paranaíba
MicroregionItuiutaba
Founded31 May 1948
Government
  MayorIsper Salim Curi (MDB)
Area
3,021 km2 (1,166 sq mi)
Elevation
498 m (1,634 ft)
Population
 (2020 )
19,872
  Rank1,822nd, Brazil
  Density6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
  Urban
14,926
Demonymsanta-vitoriense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
WebsiteOfficial website

Santa Vitória is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020, the population was estimated at 19,872. It became a municipality in 1948.

Santa Vitória is located at an elevation of 498-metre high (1,634 ft), to the south of the great reservoir of São Simão Dam in the Triângulo Mineiro. It belongs to the statistical microregion of Ituiutaba. Neighboring municipalities are São Simão, União de Minas, Limeira do Oeste, Campina Verde and Gurinhatã.