Bom Jesus da Penha

Bom Jesus da Penha is a Brazilian municipality located in the southwest of the state of Minas Gerais.

[1] The city belongs to the mesoregion of Sul e Sudoeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Passos.

[2] The city center of Bom Jesus da Penha is located at an elevation of 900 meters southeast of Passos and west of the Furnas reservoir.

Neighboring municipalities are: Passos (N), Alpinópolis (NE), Nova Resende (E), São Pedro da União, and Jacuí (W).

The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was Poços de Caldas with 0.841, while the lowest was Setubinha with 0.568.