Pirapetinga is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.

The municipality is located in the Meso-region of Zona da Mata near the border with the State of Rio de Janeiro.

It has an area of 192 square kilometres (74 sq mi) including the city itself and two districts: Valão Quente and Caiapó.

The climate is tropical with wet summers and an average annual temperature around 23.5 °C (74.3 °F), with variations between 18 °C (64 °F) (mean minimum) and 31 °C (88 °F) (mean maximum).

Total Population : 10,034 Urban: 8413 Rural: 1621 Men: 5034 Women: 5000 (Source: AMM ) Population density (inhabitants / km2): 51.8 Infant mortality (per thousand): 25.4 Life expectancy (years): 71.1 Fertility rate (children per woman): 2.2 Literacy Rate: 83.8% Human Development Index (HDI): 0.759 HDI-M Income: 0.681 HDI-M Longevity: 0.768 HDI-M Education: 0.827 (Source: UNDP / 2000) The city began as a village that grew up around the chapel erected in honour of Saint Anne in 1850.