Welcome to Ipatinga!
Ipatinga (postal code 35160–000) is a municipality in eastern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The city was founded on 29 April 1964 and covers a total area of 166.5 km2 (64.3 sq mi). Its population is 265,409 (IBGE 2020). It is part of the Vale do Aço Metropolitan Area (population 430,700).
Ipatinga is at the site where the Piracicaba River flows into the Doce River, 217 km. from the state capital of Belo Horizonte. It is served by highway and railroad connections (Minas-Vitória). There is also a medium-sized airport, Usiminas Airport in the area of the neighbor 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.