Jequitinhonha River

The Jequitinhonha River flows mainly through the state of . Its source lies near in the Espinhaço Mountains at an elevation of 1,200 metres, after which it flows northward and then east-northeastward across the uplands.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Brazil
  • Also known as: “Rio Belmonte” and “Rio Grande do Belmonte”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belmonte.

Town
Photo: juze1980, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the Brazilian state of . It is located at 15º51'47" S, 38º52'58" W. It is 8 metres above sea level. In 2020 it had an estimated population of 23,437 inhabitants.

Jequitinhonha River

Latitude
-15.85799° or 15° 51′ 29″ south
Longitude
-38.88834° or 38° 53′ 18″ west
Open location code
59P344R6+RM
Geo­Names ID
3459924
Wiki­data ID
Q2742774
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Jequitinhonha River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نهر جيكوتينهونا”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Jequitinhonha”
  • Basque: “Jequitinhonha (ibaia)”
  • Basque: “Jequitinhonha”
  • Belarusian: “Rio Jequitinhonha”
  • Belarusian: “Жэкітыньёнья”
  • Bulgarian: “Жекитиньоня (река)”
  • Bulgarian: “Жекитиньоня”
  • Catalan: “Jequitinhonha”
  • Cebuano: “Rio Jequitinhonha”
  • Chinese: “热基蒂尼奥尼亚河”
  • Chinese: “熱基蒂尼奧尼亞河”
  • Czech: “Jequitinhonha”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر جيكوتينهونا”
  • French: “rio Jequitinhonha”
  • French: “Rio Jequitinhonha”
  • Ido: “Fluvio Jequitinhonha”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Jequitinhonha”
  • Japanese: “ジェキティニョニャ川”
  • Lithuanian: “Žekitinjonja”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jequitinhonha”
  • Norwegian: “Jequitinhonha”
  • Polish: “Jequitinhonha”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Jequitinhonha”
  • Russian: “Жекитиньонья (река)”
  • Russian: “Жекитиньонья”
  • Spanish: “Jequitinhonha”
  • Spanish: “Rio Jequitinhonha”
  • Spanish: “Río Jequitinhonha”
  • Swedish: “Rio Jequitinhonha”
  • Ukrainian: “Жекичіньонья”
  • Uzbek: “Jequitinxonha (daryo)”
  • Uzbek: “Jequitinxonha”
  • Welsh: “Afon Jequitinhonha”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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