Nanuque

Nanuque, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Município de Nanuque
Municipality of Nanuque
Fritz Rock, Presidente Bueno's Rock, Namorados Pond
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Minas Gerais
Intermediate Geographic RegionTeófilo Otoni
Immediate Geographic RegionTeófilo Otoni
Founded1948
Incorporated (as city)December 27, 1948
Government
  MayorRamon Ferraz Miranda (PSL)
(2013-2016)
Area
  Total
1,515.370 km2 (585.088 sq mi)
Elevation
1,217 m (3,993 ft)
Population
 (2020 )
  Total
40,665
  
Nanuquense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code
39860-000
Area code+55 33
Websitenanuque.mg.gov.br

Nanuque is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, in the southeastern region of Brazil, belonging to Mucuri Valley and the Nanuque region. The relief consists of inselbergs and seas of hills, and the Serra dos Aimorés as predominant characteristic. It is the 79th most populous city in the state, and the 2nd within its region, with 40,665 inhabitants according to the 2020 estimate.