Bom Jesus do Itabapoana () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

ian

state State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...

. It had a population of 35,173 as of 2022, and has an area of 596,6 km². It was founded in 1939, after being separated from the municipality of

Itaperuna Itaperuna () is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It had a population of 101,041 in 2022, and has an area of 1.105,3 km2. History Itaperuna was founded in 1889, after being separated from the municipality of Campos do ...

Geography

The northern border of Bom Jesus do Itabapoana is delimited by the

Itabapoana River The Itabapoana is a river forming the border between Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro states in eastern Brazil. See also *List of rivers of Espírito Santo *List of rivers of Minas Gerais *List of rivers of Rio de Janeiro List of rivers in Ri ...

, which divides the states of

and

Espírito Santo Espírito Santo (; ) is a state in southeastern Brazil. Its capital is Vitória, and its largest city is Serra. With an extensive coastline, the state hosts some of the country's main ports, and its beaches are significant tourist attracti ...

. The city is located 251 km in a straight line from the state capital

. Its neighbouring municipalities are: *

São José do Calçado São José do Calçado is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 10,546 (2020) and its area is 273 km².IBGE /ref> See also *List of municipalities in Espírito Santo This is a list of the mun ...

( ES) – north *

Bom Jesus do Norte Bom Jesus do Norte is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 9,962 (2020) and its area is 89.0 km².IBGE The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (; IBGE) is the agency responsible f ...

( ES) – north *

Apiacá The Apiacá, or Apiaká, are an indigenous people of Brazil, who live in northern Mato Grosso, near the border of Pará. They speak an Apiacá language that is a subgroup part of the Tupi-Guarani languages, though many today speak Portuguese. Pri ...

( ES) – north *

Mimoso do Sul Mimoso do Sul is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 26,115 (2020) and its area is 867 km². The municipality contains part of the Serra das Torres Natural Monument, created in 2010 to prot ...

( ES) – northeast *

Campos dos Goytacazes Campos dos Goytacazes () is a city located in the northern region of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, with a population of 483,540 inhabitants. It is the largest city in Rio de Janeiro (state) outside of the Greater Rio de Janeiro metropolitan ar ...

– east and southeast *

– south and southeast * Natividade – west *

Varre-Sai Varre-Sai (, ''Sweep Before You Part'') is a List of municipalities in Rio de Janeiro, municipality located in the States of Brazil, Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 10,207 (2022) and its area is 201&nb ...

– northwest * Guaçuí ( ES) – northwest

References

External links

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