Itumirim | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Coordinates: | -21.3169°N -44.8708°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Type3: | Mesoregion |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Name1: | Southeast |
Subdivision Name2: | Minas Gerais |
Subdivision Name3: | Campo das Vertentes |
Population Total: | 6,000 |
Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
Timezone: | BRT |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Itumirim 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 Lavras. it has a population of 6,000.
"Itumirim" is a term of Tupi origin meaning "little waterfall."[2] [3] It became a municipality by the state Decree Law No. 1058 of December 31, 1943.[4]
The municipality is in the Immediate Geographic Region of Lavras, in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Varginha.[5]
The municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del-Rei.[6]