Jacinto is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Jacinto is located on the right bank of the Jequitinhonha River. It is 44 kilometers east of Almenara.
Jacinto | |
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![]() Aerial View of Jacinto | |
Nickname: Jaça | |
![]() Location in Minas Gerais | |
Location in Brazil | |
Coordinates: 16°08′38″S 40°17′34″W / 16.14389°S 40.29278°W / -16.14389; -40.29278 | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Southeast |
State | Minas Gerais |
Intermediate Geographic Region | Teófilo Otoni |
Immediate Geographic Region | Almenara |
Incorporated (municipality) | December 31, 1943 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Carlos Dantez Ferraz de Mello |
Area | |
• Total | 1,393.609 km2 (538.075 sq mi) |
Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
Population (2020 [2]) | |
• Total | 12,323 |
• Density | 8.71/km2 (22.6/sq mi) |
Demonym | Jacintense[3] |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
CEP postal code | 39930-000 |
Area code | 33 |
HDI (2010) [4] | 0,620 |
Website | Official website |
Supposedly, the city name is a homage to an old settler named Jacinto who lived in the city around the 1910s.
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