| Official Name: | Pirapetinga |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Brazil |
| Subdivision Name1: | Southeast |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Type3: | Mesoregion |
| Subdivision Name3: | Zona da Mata |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
| Population Total: | 10,772 |
| Timezone: | BRT |
| Utc Offset: | -3 |
Pirapetinga is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.[2] [3] [4] [5] Its estimated population in 2020 was 10,772 inhabitants (IBGE).
The municipality is located in the Meso-region of Zona da Mata near the border with the State of Rio de Janeiro. It is 379km (235miles) by road from the capital of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte. It has an area of 192km2 including the city itself and two districts: Valão Quente and Caiapó.
The city is at an altitude of 160m (530feet), with the highest point being Pedra Bonita at 797m (2,615feet). The climate is tropical with wet summers and an average annual temperature around 23.5C, with variations between 18C (mean minimum) and 31C (mean maximum).
The district is watered by the River Pirapetinga a tributary of the Paraíba do Sul.
BR-393
Total Population : 10,034
Urban: 8413Rural: 1621Men: 5034Women: 5000
(Source: AMM)
Population density (inhabitants / km2): 51.8
Infant mortality (per thousand): 25.4
Life expectancy (years): 71.1
Fertility rate (children per woman): 2.2
Literacy Rate: 83.8%
Human Development Index (HDI): 0.759
HDI-M Income: 0.681HDI-M Longevity: 0.768HDI-M Education: 0.827
(Source: UNDP / 2000)
The city began as a village that grew up around the chapel erected in honour of Saint Anne in 1850. In 1864 the village became a district of Leopoldina with the name of Santana Pirapetinga.
It became independent of the municipality of Além Paraíba in 1938.