Itaperuna

Itaperuna
Municipality
Município de Itaperuna
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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
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	Rio de Janeiro
Government
• Prefeito	Marcus Vinícius de Oliveira Pinto (PR)
Area
• Total	1,105.566 km^2 (426.861 sq mi)
Elevation	108 m (354 ft)
Population  (2022 [1])
• Total	101,041
• Density	91/km^2 (240/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, and has an area of 1.105,3 km².^[2][3]

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: NOAA[6]

Transportation

The city is served by Ernani do Amaral Peixoto Airport.

References

1. IBGE 2022
2. "Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics" (PDF). 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2019. 2018 Estimates of Population
3. "Tabela 4709: População residente, Variação absoluta de população residente e Taxa de crescimento geométrico". sidra.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
4. IBGE. "IBGE Cities". Archived from the original on 2012-04-30.
5. IBGE. "Political-Administrative Maps".
6. "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Itaperuna". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 30, 2024.