Ritápolis is a
Brazilian 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' ...
located in the
state
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* State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory
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of
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in ...
. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Campo das Vertentes and to the microregion of Sao Joao del Rei. In 2020, the estimated population was 4,562.
The municipality contains part of the
Ritápolis National Forest
Ritápolis National Forest () is a national forest in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Location
The Ritápolis National Forest covers of Atlantic Forest.
It covers parts of the municipalities of São João del Rei, Ritápolis and Coronel ...
.
Geography
According to
IBGE
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(2017), the municipality belongs to the
Immediate Geographic Region of São João del-Rei, in the
Intermediate Geographic Region of Barbacena.
Climate
Under the Köppen classification Ritapolis presents a humid subtropical climate (Cwb). The annual average lies around 19 degrees Celsius. The lowest temperature ever recorded is 0.1 degrees in July 18th 2000, during a cold wave. The historical maximum lies at 36.9 degrees, recorded on october 24th 2023.
Ecclesiastical circumscription
The municipality is part of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del-Rei.
See also
*
List of municipalities in Minas Gerais
This is a list of the municipalities in the States of Brazil, state of Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais (MG), located in the Southeast Region, Brazil, Southeast Region of Brazil. Minas Gerais is divided into 853 Municipalities of Brazil, municipalities, ...
References
Municipalities in Minas Gerais
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