Timóteo (municipality)

Municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Municipality in Southeast, Brazil
Flag of Timóteo
Flag
Official seal of Timóteo
Seal
Nickname(s): 

"A Capital do Inox"
Country BrazilRegionSoutheastState Minas GeraisFoundedApril 29, 1964Area
 • Total144.381 km2 (55.746 sq mi)Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total90,568 • Density611.26/km2 (1,583.2/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)HDI (2010)0,770 – highWebsitehttp://www.timoteo.mg.gov.br/

Timóteo is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, located by the Piracicaba River. The population as of 2020 was 90,568 inhabitants. The city is situated in the metropolitan area of the Steel Valley (Vale do Aço). It is the hometown of Aperam South America (old Acesita), a steel factory specialized in the production of stainless steel, now named Aperam.

The municipality contains part of the 35,970 hectares (88,900 acres) Rio Doce State Park, created in 1944, the first state-level conservation unit in Minas Gerais.[2]

  • Aperam South America's central headquarter
    Aperam South America's central headquarter
  • Sinergia Monument
    Sinergia Monument
  • 1º de Maio (1 May) Square, in the Centro-Norte (North-Central).
    1º de Maio (1 May) Square, in the Centro-Norte (North-Central).
  • Saint Joseph the Worker church (North-Central)
    Saint Joseph the Worker church (North-Central)
  • 29 de Abril (29 Abril) Square, in the Centro-Sul (South-Central).
    29 de Abril (29 Abril) Square, in the Centro-Sul (South-Central).
  • Saint Sebastian Mother Church (South-Central)
    Saint Sebastian Mother Church (South-Central)

External links

  • Official homepage

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Parque Estadual do Rio Doce (in Portuguese), IEF: Instituto Estadual de Florestas MG, retrieved 2017-02-06

19°34′58″S 42°38′38″W / 19.58278°S 42.64389°W / -19.58278; -42.64389

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