Campos Altos is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literall ...

. Its population was estimated to be 15,563 people living in a total area of 719 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of Triângulo Mineiro and

Alto Paranaíba Alto Paranaíba is one of the ten planning regions of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. Paranaiba is bordered: * to the north and northeast by the north region of Minas Gerais * to the east by Jequitinhonha-Mucuri * to the southeast by the ...

and to the micro-region of Araxá. It became a municipality in 1944.IBGE
Campos Altos is located at an elevation of 1,050 meters, 85 km. east of

Araxá Araxá () is a municipality in Western Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Its estimated population by IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) in 2020 is 107,337 inhabitants and the area of the municipality is , with making up the urban p ...

on highway BR-216. The distance to the state capital, Belo Horizonte, is 264 km. Neighboring municipalities are:

Rio Paranaíba Rio Paranaíba is a Brazilian municipality in the northwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 12,335 people living in a total area of 1,353 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of Triângulo Mineiro e Alto Par ...

(N), São Gotardo (NE),

Santa Rosa da Serra Santa Rosa da Serra is a Brazilian municipality located in the northwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 3,357 people living in a total area of 296 km2. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Triângulo Mineiro e ...

(E),

Córrego Danta Córrego Danta is a town located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Córrego Danta was once the district of another city, Luz, until it became autonomous on January 1, 1949. It is situated in the center-west region of Minas Gerais, in the r ...

, (SE) Tapiraí (S),

Pratinha Pratinha is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 3,631 people living in a total area of 619 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Triângulo Mineiro and Alto Paranaí ...

(SW), and

Ibiá Ibiá is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was estimated to be 25,358 people living in a total area of 2,707 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of Triângulo Mineiro and Alto Pa ...

(W). The Ferrovia da Centro Atlântica, a railroad line used for cargo, passes through the town. The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$133 million, with 53 million reais from services, 4 million reais from industry, and 69 million reais from agriculture. There were 549 rural producers on 48,000 hectares of land. The land is very fertile and agricultural production is high. 168 farms had tractors (2006). Approximately 2,000 persons were dependent on agriculture. The main crops are coffee (8,500 hectares planted in 2006)) while soybeans, potatoes, wheat, and corn were also grown. There were 25,000 head of cattle (2006). There were 2 banks (2007): Banco Itaú, Banco do Brasil and Sicoob/Crediagro. There were 1,988 automobiles (2007), giving a ratio of 6 inhabitants per automobile. There were 8 health clinics and 1 hospital with 37 beds (2005). Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to Araxá, which is connected by good roads. Educational needs were met by 3 primary schools, 1 middle school, and 6 pre-primary schools. *Municipal

Human Development Index The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, Education Index, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the Educational system, education system), ...

: 0.786 (2000) *State ranking: 90 out of 853 municipalities *National ranking: 901 out of 5,138 municipalities *Literacy rate: 87% *Life expectancy: 74 (average of males and females)Frigoletto
In 2000 the per capita monthly income of R$251.00 was below the state and national average of R$276.00 and R$297.00 respectively. The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was

Poços de Caldas Poços de Caldas is a municipality in the south of Minas Gerais state, Brazil, in the microregion of the same name. Its estimated population in 2020 was 168,641 inhabitants. The city is known for its hot springs. History Poços was founded in 1 ...

with 0.841, while the lowest was

Setubinha Setubinha is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 12,378 in a total area of 536 km². The elevation is 729 metres. It is part of the IBGE statistical microregion of Teófilo ...

with 0.568. Nationally the highest was

São Caetano do Sul São Caetano do Sul (or São Caetano) ('' Saint Cajetan of the South''. ) is a city in São Paulo state in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 161,957 (2020 est.) in an area of 15.33 km2. It is the c ...

in São Paulo with 0.919, while the lowest was Setubinha. In more recent statistics (considering 5,507 municipalities) Manari in the state of

Pernambuco Pernambuco () is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,148 km², being the ...

has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place.

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Prefeitura Municipal de Campos Altos
{{coord, 19, 41, 45, S, 46, 10, 15, W, display=title, region:BR_type:city Municipalities in Minas Gerais

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