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The North region of Minas Gerais is bordered by the following regions: To the North by the state of Bahia, to the East and Southeast by Jequitinhonha-Mucuri, to the Southwest by Paranaiba, and to the West by the Northwest region.
Pirapora is a municipality in northcentral Minas Gerais in Brazil. The population is 56,640 (2020 est.) in an area of 550 km². The name Pirapora comes from the Tupi words for "fish" + "jump", referring to the piracema season when a mass migration of fishes ascends the São Francisco River to spawn.