Itaperuna | |
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| Município de Itaperuna | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Itaperuna in the state of Rio de Janeiro | |
Itaperuna Location of Itaperuna in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 21°12′18″S 41°53′16″W / 21.20500°S 41.88778°W / -21.20500; -41.88778 | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State |  Rio de Janeiro |
| Government | |
| • Prefeito | Marcus Vinícius de Oliveira Pinto (PR) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,105.566 km2 (426.861 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 108 m (354 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 101,041 |
• Estimate (2025)1 | 107,297 |
| • Density | 91.3930/km2 (236.707/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| Website | [1] |
Itaperuna (Portuguese pronunciation: [itapeˈɾunɐ]) is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It had a population of 101,041 in 2022 Census, and has an area of 1.105,3 km2.23
History
Itaperuna was founded in 1889, after being separated from the municipality of Campos dos Goytacazes.4
Location
Itaperuna is located 230 km from the state capital Rio de Janeiro. Its neighbouring municipalities are:5
- Bom Jesus do Itabapoana – north, northeast and east
- Campos dos Goytacazes – east
- Italva – east and southeast
- Cambuci – south
- São José de Ubá – south
- Miracema – southwest
- Laje do Muriaé – west
- Patrocínio de Muriaé – northwest
- Eugenópolis – northwest
- Antônio Prado de Minas – northwest
Climate
| Climate data for Itaperuna (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.0 (91.4) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.2 (90.0) |
30.6 (87.1) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.8 (83.8) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.4 (86.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.4 (86.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.0 (80.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
24.8 (76.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.9 (76.8) |
26.1 (79.0) |
24.2 (75.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
17.8 (64.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
18.2 (64.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
19.6 (67.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 189.9 (7.48) |
120.0 (4.72) |
150.7 (5.93) |
68.8 (2.71) |
41.5 (1.63) |
21.3 (0.84) |
15.4 (0.61) |
21.3 (0.84) |
61.3 (2.41) |
89.8 (3.54) |
197.1 (7.76) |
227.5 (8.96) |
1,204.6 (47.43) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.1 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 12.5 | 13.8 | 85.7 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
17.8 (64.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
19.8 (67.6) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 217.8 | 221.1 | 207.2 | 194.2 | 189.9 | 186.5 | 197.8 | 211.5 | 184.7 | 183.1 | 159.3 | 185.2 | 2,338.3 |
| Source: NOAA6 | |||||||||||||
Transportation
The city is served by Ernani do Amaral Peixoto Airport.
References
References
- Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). "IBGE 2025".
- "Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics" (PDF). 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
2018 Estimates of Population
- "Tabela 4709: População residente, Variação absoluta de população residente e Taxa de crescimento geométrico". sidra.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- IBGE. "IBGE Cities". Archived from the original on 2012-04-30.
- IBGE. "Political-Administrative Maps".
- "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Itaperuna". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 30, 2024.