Leopoldina, Minas Gerais

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Leopoldina
Municipality
Cathedral of St. Sebastian
Cathedral of St. Sebastian
Flag of Leopoldina
Flag
Coat of arms of Leopoldina
Coat of arms
Location of the municipality in Minas Gerais
Location of the municipality in Minas Gerais
Coordinates: 21°31′55″S 42°38′34″W / 21.53194°S 42.64278°W / -21.53194; -42.64278
CountryBrazil
StateMinas Gerais
MesoregionZona da Mata
Microregion
FoundedApril 27, 1854
Government
 • PrefectJosé Roberto
Area
 • Total942.74 km2 (363.99 sq mi)
Elevation
225 m (738 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total52,640
 • Density56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−2 (BRDT)
Websitehttp://www.leopoldina.mg.gov.br/

Leopoldina is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020, it has a population of 52,640.

It is situated in the southeastern Zona da Mata mesoregion of the state.

The municipality contains the 368.7 hectares (911 acres) Lapinha Biological Reserve, a strictly-protected area of Atlantic Forest.[2]

Leopoldina was the site of a wave of immigration of Jews, mostly from Eastern Europe, in the 1920s and 1930s, as detailed in a book Jews of Leopoldina, published in 2007 by the .[3]

The city is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leopoldina.

References[]

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Reservas Biologicas – MG (PDF) (in Portuguese), IEF, retrieved 2016-04-16
  3. ^ "Dateline World Jewry", April 2007, World Jewish Congress


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