Itinga

Itinga

Itinga is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 14,587 in a total area of 1,641 km².

The city belongs to the mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the microregion of Araçuaí. The elevation of the municipal seat is 269 meters. It became a municipality in 1943. This municipality is located 33 kilometers to the west of the important BR-116 highway. It is connected by paved road. The Jequitinhonha River flows through the town. Most of the town is on the left bank of the river, but the two sides are connected by a bridge. The closest population center with a hospital and banking facilities is Araçuai, a distance of about 47 km.

The main economic activities are cattle raising and farming. The GDP was R$36,999,000 (2005). There were no banking agencies in 2006. In the rural area there were 1,403 farms with around 3,800 people involved in the agricultural sector. There were 23 tractors, a ratio of one tractor for every 70 farms. The main crops were coconuts, coffee, sugarcane, beans, manioc, and corn.

In the health sector there were 4 health clinics. The score on the Municipal Human Development Index was 0.623. This ranked Itinga 799 out of 853 municipalities in the state, with Poços de Caldas in first place with 0.841 and Setubinha in last place with 0.568. See [http://www.frigoletto.com.br/GeoEcon/idhmg.htm Frigoletto] for the complete list.
*Degree of urbanization: 41.30% (All data are from 2000)
*Illiteracy rate: 31.02% (13.63% for the country)
*Infant mortality rate: 8.13 (the national rate was 18.91.)
*Percentage of urban area connected to sewage system: 45.30%
*Life expectancy at birth: 66.8 (

References
* [http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php Statistics from IBGE]
* [http://dtr2002.saude.gov.br/caadab/indicadores/minas/ITINGA.pdf Indicadores Minas] --info on health

See also
*List of municipalities in Minas Gerais

ee also

* List of municipalities in Minas Gerais


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Itinga — Sp Itinga Ap Itinga L u., g tė Brazilijoje (Minas Žeraisas) …   Pasaulio vietovardžiai. Internetinė duomenų bazė

  • Itinga — Original name in latin Itinga Name in other language State code BR Continent/City America/Sao Paulo longitude 16.61306 latitude 41.76528 altitude 268 Population 4915 Date 2012 08 03 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Itinga — Admin ASC 2 Code Orig. name Itinga Country and Admin Code BR.15.3134004 BR …   World countries Adminstrative division ASC I-II

  • Itinga do Maranhão — Bandera [[Archivo:itingadomaranhao ma|88x88px|Escudo de Itinga do Maranhão]] …   Wikipedia Español

  • Itinga Do Maranhao — Admin ASC 2 Code Orig. name Itinga do Maranhão Country and Admin Code BR.13.2105427 BR …   World countries Adminstrative division ASC I-II

  • Zanazziit — aus Jenipapo, Itinga, Jequitinhonhatal, Minas Gerais, Brasilien (Sichtfeld: 9 mm) Andere Namen IMA 1986 054 Chemische Formel Ca2Be4Mg5[(OH)4|(PO4)6]& …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Amblygonite — Amblygonite[1] Catégorie VIII : phosphates, arséniates, vanadates[2] …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Araçuaí — is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais in the Jequitinhonha River valley. Its population as of 2007 was estimated to be 36,083 people living in a total area of 2,235 km². The city belongs to the… …   Wikipedia

  • Comercinho — For Comercinho in the state of Bahia see Comercinho, Bahia. Location of Comercinho in the state of Minas Gerais Comercinho is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2007 was 8,720 inhabitants in… …   Wikipedia

  • Муниципалитеты штата Мараньян — …   Википедия

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”