Piedade do Rio Grande is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. 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 4,466.[3]
Piedade do Rio Grande | |
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Municipality of Piedade do Rio Grande | |
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Country | Brazil |
State | Minas Gerais |
Region | Southeast |
Intermediate Region | Barbacena |
Immediate Region | São João del-Rei |
Founded | 12 December 1953 |
Government | |
• Mayor | José Fernandes Neto (MDB) |
Area | |
• Total | 322.814 km2 (124.639 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 4,436 |
• Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
Demonym | piedadense |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Postal Code | 36227-000 a 36229-999 |
HDI (2010) | 0.678 – medium[2] |
Website | piedadedoriogrande |
According to IBGE (2017), the municipality belongs to the Immediate Geographic Region of São João del-Rei, in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Barbacena.[4]
The municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del-Rei.[5]
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