Paraguaçu

Paraguaçu
Location in Minas Gerais state
Paraguaçu
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 21°32′S 45°46′W / 21.533°S 45.767°W / -21.533; -45.767
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateMinas Gerais
Area
  Total
424 km2 (164 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 )
  Total
21,605
  Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Paraguaçu is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. The population is 21,605 (2020 est.) in an area of 424 km². The elevation of the municipal seat is 825 m. It became a municipality in 1911.


Paraguaçu is part of the IBGE statistical microregion of Alfenas. It is 25 km west of Alfenas, to which it is linked by highway BR-491. Distances to other cities are: