Campos Altos is a Brazilian

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

located in the west of the

state State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in ...

. Its population was estimated to be 15,563 people living in a total area of . The city belongs to the mesoregion of Triângulo Mineiro and Alto Paranaíba and to the micro-region of Araxá. It became a municipality in 1944.IBGE
Campos Altos is located at an elevation of , east of Araxá on highway BR-216. The distance to the state capital,

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, is . Neighboring municipalities are: Rio Paranaíba (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, (SE) Tapiraí (S), Pratinha (SW), and Ibiá (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 of land. The land is very fertile and agricultural production is high. 168 farms had tractors in 2006. Approximately 2,000 persons were dependent on agriculture. The main crop is coffee ( planted in 2006), while soybeans, potatoes, wheat, and corn are also grown. There were 25,000 head of cattle in 2006. As of 2007, there were 2 banks: Banco Itaú, Banco do Brasil and Sicoob/Crediagro. There were 1,988 automobiles in 2007, giving a ratio of 6 inhabitants per automobile. There were 8 health clinics and 1 hospital with 37 beds in 2005. Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to Araxá, which is connected by good roads. Educational needs are met by 3 primary schools, 1 middle school, and 6 pre-primary schools. *Municipal

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: 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 Municipalities of Brazil, 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. Histor ...

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 Immediate Geographic Region of Teófilo O ...

with 0.568. Nationally the highest was

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

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has the lowest rating in the country, at 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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