Manhuaçu is a municipality in Eastern Minas Gerais state, in Brazil. The population of the municipality was 67,723 inhabitants with 40,751 in the urban area and 26,372 in the rural area. Located 260 km from the state capital of Belo Horizonte, it is near the important road junction of BR 262 (Belo Horizonte-Vitória) and BR 116 (Rio-Bahia). The total area of the municipality is 629 km² and it lies at an elevation of 635 m in the foothills of the Serra da Chabata or Caparaó, which form the boundary between the states of Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo.