Catuji 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 northeast 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 6,257 people living in a total area of 421 km². The city is part of the

Immediate Geographic Region of Teófilo Otoni The Immediate Geographic Region of Teófilo Otoni is one of the 7 immediate geographic regions in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Teófilo Otoni, one of the 70 immediate geographic regions in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais and one of ...

. It became a municipality in 1993. Its name comes from the

Tupi language Old Tupi, Ancient Tupi or Classical Tupi () is a classical Tupian language which was spoken by the indigenous Tupi people of Brazil, mostly those who inhabited coastal regions in South and Southeast Brazil. In the words of Brazilian tupinol ...

, catú-g-y, meaning "good river" or "good water". The region is famous for its unique rock formations of which Pedra do Chifre and Pedra de Santa Rosa are the most interesting.

Geography

Catuji is located on highway BR-116 at an elevation of 625 meters, 72 km north of

Teófilo Otoni Teófilo Otoni is a municipality in northeast Minas Gerais, 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 - Rio d ...

. The distance to the state capital,

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, is 513 km. Neighboring municipalities are: Teófilo Otoni,

Itaipé Itaipé is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was estimated to be 12,836 people living in a total area of 483 km2. The city is part of the Immediate Geographic Region of Teófilo O ...

, Novo Oriente de Minas and Padre Paraíso.

Economy

The main economic activities are services, small industries, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was , with 12 million from services, 2 million from industry, and 3 million from agriculture. There were 600 rural producers on 13,000 hectares of land. Only 7 farms had tractors (2006). Approximately 1,700 persons were dependent on agriculture. The main crops were bananas, coffee, sugarcane, beans and corn. There were 7,000 head of cattle (2006). There were no banks (2007) and 166 automobiles (145 motorcycles), giving a ratio of 40 inhabitants per automobile.

Health and education

There were 4 health clinics. Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to Teófilo Otoni. Educational needs were met by 17 primary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 pre-primary school.

Municipal social indicators

*Municipal

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

: 0.621 (2000) *State ranking: 803 out of 853 municipalities *National ranking: 4,280 out of 5,138 municipalities *Literacy rate: 64% *Life expectancy: 65 (average of males and females) In 2000 the per capita income of was well below the state and national average of R$276.00 and R$297.00 respectively. In terms of HDI, 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

São Caetano do Sul São Caetano do Sul (; " Saint Cajetan of the South"), or simply São Caetano, 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 ...

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 States of Brazil, state of Brazil located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.5 million people as of 2024, it is the List of Brazilian states by population, ...

has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place. *Percentage of population aged less than 5 years old: 11.18 (2000) *Percentage of population aged 10 to 19: 27.01 *Percentage of population aged 60 or more: 8.83 *Percentage of urbanization: 21.47 *Percentage of urban residences connected to sewage system: 83.40 *Infant mortality rate: 20.69 (in 1,000 live births) Indicadores Minas

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