MG · Southeast
Population: 234,930 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Ipatinga is a Brazilian municipality in the interior of the state of Minas Gerais, in the Southeast Region of the country. It is located in the Rio Doce Valley and belongs to the Vale do Aço Metropolitan Region, about 210 km east of the state capital. It covers an area of just over 160 km², of which approximately 40 km² is urban area, and its population was estimated at 234,930 inhabitants in 2026, making it the eleventh most populous municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. The municipal seat is located near the place where the waters of the Piracicaba River meet the Doce River.
The exploration of the area of the present-day city began in the 19th century, when bandeirantes passed through the region. However, settlement only intensified between the 1910s and 1920s, with the construction of the EFVM railway. In 1953, a district was created, subordinate to Coronel Fabriciano, which in the same decade was chosen to host the Usiminas industrial complex, bringing rapid population growth from people arriving from various parts of the country. At the company's request, the first neighborhoods of Ipatinga were built for its workers, leading to its emancipation in 1964.
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Well-known places within 50 km of the city center, closest first. Source: Wikidata (public domain).
0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
MG average (36 cities): 86 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
9.36 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
64.51 score 0–100
Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.
MG average (36 cities): 33 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
296.75 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
3,191.98 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
MG average (36 cities): 37 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
2.76 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
3.93 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
MG average (36 cities): 64 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
5.7 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
6.8 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
MG average (36 cities): 72 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
32.15 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
98.53 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
MG average (36 cities): 54 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
152.18 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
0 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Tancredo Neves (SBCF), 152 km in a straight line · 1,467 international departures in 12 months
score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Warm Average temperature: 24.0 °C (Average temperature 22–25 °C (72–77 °F))
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 30.3 | 31.4 | 30.7 | 29.4 | 27.5 | 26.3 | 26.4 | 27.1 | 28.5 | 29.4 | 29.3 | 29.6 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 21.7 | 21.8 | 21.5 | 20.1 | 17.6 | 15.5 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 18.4 | 20.1 | 20.9 | 21.2 |
| Rain (mm) | 261 | 128 | 159 | 77 | 37 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 100 | 221 | 311 |
Weather station Usiminas, 3 km away · climate normals 1981-2010 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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