Capelinha is a Brazilian municipality located in the north-center 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 (literally ...
. Its population was 38,057 living in a total area of 966 km². The city belongs to the statistical
mesoregion of
Jequitinhonha Jequitinhonha is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais.
Location
The population was estimated to be 25,474 people living in a total area of 3,518 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of Jequitinh ...
and to the statistical
microregion
Microregion is a designation for territorial entities.
Austria
*Microregion (Tyrol)
Brazil
* Microregion (Brazil)
Klaus Roth and Ulf Brunnbauer
A microregion is a geographic region of a size between that of a community and that of a district.p. ...
of Capelinha. It became a municipality in 1913.
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Capelinha is located at an elevation of 1100 meters between the Itamarandiba and the Fanado Rivers, both of which flows north into the
Jequitinhonha River
The Jequitinhonha River () flows mainly through the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its source lies near Diamantina in the Espinhaço Mountains at an elevation of , after which it flows northward and then east-northeastward across the uplands. A ...
. It is northeast of
Diamantina
Diamantina may refer to:
Geography
Australia
* Diamantina Bowen (1833-1893), ''grande dame'' of Queensland and the wife of Sir George Bowen, the first Governor of Queensland.
* ''Diamantina Cocktail'', 1976 album by Little River Band
* Diam ...
and
Itamarandiba
Itamarandiba () is a Brazilian municipality located in the north-center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 34,936 living in a total area of 2,736 km².
Location
The city belongs to the statistical Mesoregion (Brazil), mesoreg ...
. Highway access is made by BR-381, MG-434, BR-120, and MG-129.
The distance to
Diamantina
Diamantina may refer to:
Geography
Australia
* Diamantina Bowen (1833-1893), ''grande dame'' of Queensland and the wife of Sir George Bowen, the first Governor of Queensland.
* ''Diamantina Cocktail'', 1976 album by Little River Band
* Diam ...
is 176 km;
Teófilo Otoni
Teófilo Otoni is a municipality in northeast Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The population of the municipality was 140,937 in 2020 and the area is 3,242.818 km2.
Origin of the name
The city is named after (Vila do Príncipe, 27 January 1807 - ...
is 190 km;
Itamarandiba
Itamarandiba () is a Brazilian municipality located in the north-center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 34,936 living in a total area of 2,736 km².
Location
The city belongs to the statistical Mesoregion (Brazil), mesoreg ...
is 63; Km; and the distance to
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...
is 427 km. Neighboring municipalities are:
Veredinha
Veredinha is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 5,727 in a total area of 635 km². The elevation of the urban area is 635 meters. It is part of the IBGE statistical meso-re ...
,
Turmalina
Turmalina is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 m ...
,
Itamarandiba
Itamarandiba () is a Brazilian municipality located in the north-center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 34,936 living in a total area of 2,736 km².
Location
The city belongs to the statistical Mesoregion (Brazil), mesoreg ...
,
Aricanduva,
Minas Novas,
Água Boa,
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 ...
, and
Angelândia.
The main economic activities are services, agriculture, and small industries. The planting of eucalyptus for charcoal production is important and coffee cultivation has been increasing in recent years. The GDP in 2005 was R$141 million, with 83 million from services, 10 million from industry, and 40 million from agriculture. There were 1,344 rural producers on 40,000 hectares of land. Only 93 farms had tractors (2006). The main crops were eucalyptus, sugarcane, coffee (8,860 hectares), beans, and corn (1,900 hectares). There were 13,000 head of cattle (2006). In 2007 there were 3 banks.
Capelinha is ranked in the bottom tier of municipalities in the state in human development.
*Municipal
Human Development Index
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, whi ...
: 0.664 (2000)
*State ranking: 659 out of 853 municipalities
*National ranking: 3400 out of 5,138 municipalities
*Literacy rate: 73%
*Life expectancy: 66 (average of males and females)
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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 ci ...
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 19 ...
has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place.
There were 17 health clinics and 1 hospital with 103 beds in 2005. Educational needs were met by 41 primary schools and 3 middle schools.
References
See also
*
List of municipalities in Minas Gerais
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Minas Gerais (MG), located in the Southeast Region of Brazil. Minas Gerais is divided into 853 municipalities, which are grouped into 66 microregions, which are grouped into 12 mesoregions.
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{{Municipalities of Minas Gerais
Municipalities in Minas Gerais
1913 establishments in Brazil
Populated places established in 1913