Alto Jequitibá

Location of Alto Jequitibá within Minas Gerais

Alto Jequitibá is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Zona da Mata and to the microregion of Manhuaçu.

Geography

Settled in the highplanes among offshoots from the Pico da Bandeira, the third highest mountain of Brazil nearing 3,000 meters, in the Ocidental side of the Caparaó range of mountains. It is in the Brazil's Southeast in the bush's zone.

Demographics

Alto Jequitibá is one of the few mainly Protestant cities of Minas Gerais, mainly Presbyterian.

External links

(Portuguese) Information and pictures about the city

Coordinates: 20°25′15″S 41°57′31″W / 20.42083°S 41.95861°W / -20.42083; -41.95861

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