Aiuruoca
Town and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Aiuruoca is a city in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 its population was estimated to be 5,976.[3]
Aiuruoca | |
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| Municipality of Aiuruoca | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Minas Gerais | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State |  Minas Gerais |
| Region | Southeast |
| Intermediate Region | Pouso Alegre |
| Immediate Region | Caxambu-Baependi |
| Founded | 1706 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Erlisson Vitor Lopes (PSD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 649.680 km2 (250.843 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 5,949 |
| • Density | 9.157/km2 (23.72/sq mi) |
| Demonym | aiuruocano |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal Code | 37450-000 to 37451-999 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.668 – medium[2] |
| Website | aiuruoca |
Aiuruoca was founded in 1706.
In the 1920s, Danish immigrants in rural parts of Aiuruoca laid the foundation for the production of the Brazilian cheese queijo prato.[4]
The municipality contains 15.76% of the 22,917 hectares (56,630 acres) Serra do Papagaio State Park, created in 1998.[5]
