Carbonita is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of

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. the population was 9,414 in a total area of 1,454 km². The elevation of the town center is 751 meters. The city belongs to the Immediate Geographic Region of Diamantina. It became a municipality in 1963. Neighboring municipalities are: Turmalina, Veredinha,

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, Diamantina, Senador Modestino Gonçalves and

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. The distance to

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is 421 km. The nearest major population center,

, is 46 km on secondary roads. Highway access from the capital is made by

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and Diamantina, via

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, BR-259, and BR-367; from

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, Coluna and

, via BR-381, MG-129, BR-120, and BR-451.

Economy

The economy is based on cattle raising and agriculture, with the main crops being coffee, sugarcane, and corn. There are extensive plantations of eucalyptus trees for charcoal production. In 2005 there were 629 rural producers but only 13 tractors. there was one hospital with 22 beds and 6 public health clinics. Educational needs were met by 7 primary schools and 1 middle school. There were 779 automobiles in 2006, giving a ratio of 12 inhabitants per automobile (there were 902 motorcycles). There was one bank in 2007.

Social indicators

Carbonita is ranked low on the MHDI and was one of the poorest municipalities in the state and in the country in 2000. *MHDI: .679 (2000) *State ranking: 639 out of 853 municipalities *National ranking: 3,313 out of 5,138 municipalities in 2000 *Life expectancy: 67 *Literacy rate: 74 *Combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrolment ratio: .827 *Per capita income (monthly): R$112.00Frigoletto
*Urbanization rate: 62.03 (national rate was 81.25) *Percentage of urban residences connected to sewage system: 72.20 (national rate was 69.52) *Infant mortality rate: 15.38 (the national average was 18.91).Indicadores de Saúde
The above figures can be compared with those of

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, which had an MHDI of .841, the highest in the state of

. The highest in the country was

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in the state of

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with an MHDI of .919. The lowest was Manari in the state of

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with an MHDI of .467 out of a total of 5504 municipalities in the country .

Climate

References

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