Carrancas, Minas Gerais

Carrancas is a Brazilian municipality located in the south of the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Campo das Vertentes and to the microregion of Lavras. In 2020 the population was 4,049 in a total area of 728 km².

Carrancas
Municipality
Location in the state of Minas Gerais
Carrancas Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 21°30′S 44°39′W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	Minas Gerais
Mesoregion	Campo das Vertentes
Area
• Total	728 km2 (281 sq mi)
Elevation	1,052 m (3,451 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	4,049
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Website	www.carrancas.mg.gov.br

Carrancas lies on a railroad line and is connected to the regional center, Lavras, by dirt roads. The main agricultural products are sugarcane, coffee, bananas, and corn.

Geography

According to IBGE (2017), the municipality is in the Immediate Geographic Region of Lavras, in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Varginha.^[2]

Ecclesiastical circumscription

The municipality is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del-Rei.^[3]

See also

• List of municipalities in Minas Gerais
• Carranca