| Lima Duarte | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Website: | Lima Duarte, Minas Gerais |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
| Subdivision Name1: | Southeast |
| Subdivision Name2: | Minas Gerais |
| Established Date: | 3 Oct 1881 |
| Area Total Km2: | 848,089 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
| Population Total: | 16,724 |
| Timezone: | BRT |
| Utc Offset: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | -21.8481°N -43.8075°W |
| Elevation M: | 860 |
Lima Duarte is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It has a population of 16,724 inhabitants (2020) and a total area of 848km2 and lies at an elevation of 860m (2,820feet) in the foothills of the Mantiqueira Mountains. It was given city status in 1881.
It is 330km (210miles) from the state capital, Belo Horizonte, and is part of the Zona da Mata, a region whose economic and cultural center is Juiz de Fora. It is connected with this city by highway BR-267.
Ibitipoca state park is situated within the municipality about 25km (16miles) from the city center.
Average maximum temperature: 28C;Average minimum temperature: 10C
Most of the municipality is drained by the Paraíba do Sul River. The most important river is the Rio do Peixe, a tributary of the Paraibuna.
The name of the city has no connection to the famous Brazilian actor Lima Duarte, but was in homage to Conselheiro José Rodrigues de Lima Duarte, political leader from Barbacena, who in the nineteenth century was Minister of the Navy and a Senator of the Empire.
The city's economy is mainly based on tourism and the dairy industry.