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Ipatinga is a municipality in eastern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The city was founded on 29 April 1964 and covers a total area of 164.8 km2 (63.6 sq mi). Its population is 267,333 as of 2021. It is part of the Vale do Aço (Steel Valley) metropolitan area (population 430,700).

This article is about the city in Brazil. For the football club, see Ipatinga Futebol Clube.

Ipatinga
Municipality
Municipality of Ipatinga
From the top, left to right: Pedra Mole station; Usiminas facilities; Ipatinga city hall; Nossa Senhora da Esperança church; Usiminas Cultural Center; Pedro Linhares avenue and panoramic view of the Ipanema Park.
Flag
Seal
Nickname(s): 

"Pouso de Água Limpa"
"Ipa"
"Capital do Aço"
Motto(s): 
Confiança, Trabalho, Progresso  
"Confidence, Labour, Progress"
Location in the state of Minas Gerais
Country Brazil
State Minas Gerais
RegionSoutheast
Intermediate RegionIpatinga
Immediate RegionIpatinga
Founded29 April 1964
Government
 • MayorGustavo Morais Nunes (PSL)
Area
 • Total164.884 km2 (63.662 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
250 m (820 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total267,333
 • Density1,452.34/km2 (3,761.5/sq mi)
Demonymipatinguense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code
35160-000
HDI (2010)0.771 – high[3]
Major airportVale do Aço Regional Airport
Passenger railVitória-Minas Railway
Websitewww.ipatinga.mg.gov.br
Ipanema Park
Ipanema Park

Ipatinga is at the site where the Piracicaba River flows into the Doce River. Located 217 km far from the state capital of Belo Horizonte, it is served by highway and railroad connections (Vitória-Minas Railway). There is also a medium-sized airport, Vale do Aço Regional Airport[4] in the area of the neighboring city Santana do Paraíso, that serves the Steel Valley and can receive small and medium-sized planes, including jets like the Boeing 737 and the Fokker 100.


Geography


According to the modern (2017) geographic classification by Brazil's National Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the city is the main municipality in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Ipatinga.


Industry


It is the most important city of the Vale do Aço metropolitan area and it is the headquarters of one of the largest steel making complexes in Brazil, Usina Siderúrgica de Minas Gerais – Usiminas.[5]


Environment


Aerial view of Ipatinga
Aerial view of Ipatinga

Despite the steel complex's presence, Ipatinga has 127 m2 of green area per inhabitant, one of the highest averages in the country. Ipanema park, Ipatinga's main park, has about one million square meters of green space with 12 thousand trees planted, one of the largest in the country.[6]


Sports


Ipatinga Futebol Clube, the city's main football club won the state championship in 2005 and reached the Copa do Brasil semi-finals in 2006. In 2007, it placed 2nd on the National Championship's Série B, climbing to the first division. Ipatinga Futebol Clube holds its home at Estádio Municipal João Lamego Netto popularly known as Ipatingão. The stadium was founded on 23 November 1981, and it is considered the fourth largest soccer stadium of the state of Minas Gerais.[7] In 2013 this team changed Ipatinga to Betim.


Statistics


Distances from major cities:


Sister cities


Ipatinga currently has two sister cities:[8][9][10]


Notable people



References


  1. "Ipatinga". Câmara Municipal de Ipatinga. Retrieved 2 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "IBGE Ipatinga". IBGE. Retrieved 2 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Portal do Cidadão - Prefeitura Municipal de Ipatinga". Archived from the original on 9 February 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2006.
  5. TI, USIMINAS /. "Portal Usiminas". www.usiminas.com.br. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  6. "Portal do Cidadão - Prefeitura Municipal de Ipatinga". Archived from the original on 8 February 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2006.
  7. "Epaminondas Mendes Brito (Ipatingao)". O Gol. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  8. Câmara Municipal de Ipatinga: Lei Nº618 de 24/07/1978 - "Considera Kitakyushu, no Japão, cidade irmã de Ipatinga".
  9. Eu Amo Ipatinga: Cidades-irmãs
  10. Pouso & Prosa: CIDADES-IRMÃS

See also





На других языках

[de] Ipatinga

Ipatinga, amtlich portugiesisch Município de Ipatinga, ist eine Gemeinde im brasilianischen Bundesstaat Minas Gerais. Sie liegt am Rio Doce, etwa 950 km entfernt von der Hauptstadt Brasília. Im Juli 2021 lebten in Ipatinga geschätzt 267.333 Menschen auf rund 165 km²,[1] in der Metropolregion Vale do Aço lebt fast eine halbe Million. Die Stadt lebt vor allem von der Stahlindustrie: Mit Usiminas und Acesita befinden sich in und um Ipatinga zwei bedeutende Unternehmen der Stahlherstellung.
- [en] Ipatinga

[ru] Ипатинга

Ипатинга (порт. Ipatinga) — муниципалитет в Бразилии, входит в штат Минас-Жерайс. Составная часть мезорегиона Вали-ду-Риу-Доси и центр городской агломерации Вали-ду-Асу. Входит в экономико-статистический микрорегион Ипатинга. Население составляет 238 397 человек на 2007 год. Занимает площадь 165,509 км². Плотность населения — 1.440,4 чел./км².


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