Pai Pedro
municipality of Minas Gerais state, Brazil
Pai Pedro is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 6,094 in a total area of 785 km2 (303 sq mi). The elevation is 520 meters (1,710 ft). It became a municipality in 1997. The postal code (CEP) is 39517-000.
Pai Pedro is part of the statistical microregion of Janaúba. It is surrounded by the following municipalities: Gameleiras, Monte Azul, Catuti, Mato Verde, Porteirinha, and Jaíba. It is connected by poor roads to the regional center of Janaúba to the south. The Rio Gorutuba, a tributary of the São Francisco River flows through the municipality in a northerly direction. Pai Pedro is located on a railway line: Ferrovia Centro Atlântica.
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