- Jequitinhonha
Jequitinhonha is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of
Minas Gerais .The population as of 2007 was estimated to be 23,982 people living in a total area of 3,518 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the microregion of Almenara. [ [http://www.citybrazil.com.br/mg/felisburgo/ Citybrazil] ]
Jequitinhonha is located on the river of the same name. The elevation is 223 meters. It became a municipality in 1911. The distance to the state capital,
Belo Horizonte is 582 km.Neighboring municipalites are:
Joaíma ,Felisburgo ,Rubim , Almenara,Pedra Azul andSao Pedro do Jequitinhonha .The main economic activities are cattle raising and the cultivation of coffee, sugarcane and corn. The GDP in 2006 was R$66,471,000. There were 02 banking agencies as of 2007. In the same year there were 699 automobiles, which was a ratio of one automobile for every 30 people. In the rural area there were 1,905 producers of which only 51 had tractors. There were 88,000 head of cattle in 2006. [ [http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php IBGE] ]
This municipality is isolated from major population centers and suffers from drought and poor soils.
*MunicipalHuman Development Index : .668 (2000)
*State ranking: 679 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
*National ranking: 3,492 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000 [ [http://www.frigoletto.com.br/GeoEcon/idhmg.htm Frigoletto] ]
*Degree of urbanization: 70.21% (2000)--the rate for Minas Gerais was 82.0%
*Illiteracy rate: 33.68% (15 years old or older) The rate for Minas Gerais was 11.96%; the rate for Brazil was 13.63%
*Urban area covered by sewage system: 38.80%--the rate for Minas Gerais was 81.39%
*Health centers and hospitals: 08 health centers and 01 hospital with 76 beds [ [http://dtr2002.saude.gov.br/caadab/indicadores/minas/JEQUITINHONHA.pdf Data on Health and Education] ]References
ee also
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List of municipalities in Minas Gerais
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