Chapada do Norte 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' ...

in the northeast of the Brazilian

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 ...

. , the population was 15,345 in a total area of 828 km². The elevation of the town center is 751 meters. It is part of the IBGE statistical meso-region of

Jequitinhonha Jequitinhonha () is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Geography 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 Jequ ...

and the micro-region of Capelinha. It became a municipality in 1963. The economy is based on charcoal production, cattle raising and

subsistence agriculture Subsistence agriculture occurs when farmers grow crops on smallholdings to meet the needs of themselves and their families. Subsistence agriculturalists target farm output for survival and for mostly local requirements. Planting decisions occu ...

, with the main crops being beans, manioc, sugarcane, and corn. There are extensive plantations of eucalyptus trees for charcoal production. In 2005 there were 2150 rural producers but only 4 tractors. there were 7 public health clinics. Educational needs were met by 33 primary schools and 4 middle schools. There were 185 automobiles in 2006, giving a ratio of 83 inhabitants per automobile (there were 461 motorcycles). There was one bank in 2007. Neighboring municipalities are: Turmalina, Veredinha,

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 of Jequitinhonha ...

, Diamantina, Senador Modestino Gonçalves, and

Bocaiúva Bocaiuva is a Brazil, Brazilian Municipalities of Brazil, municipality located in the northwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 50,256 people living in a total area of 3,232 km2. The city belongs to the Mesoregion (Brazil), ...

. 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

Curvelo Curvelo is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is located in the geodesic centre of Minas Gerais, 170 km north of the capital, Belo Horizonte, and connected to the capital by highways MG 135 and B ...

and Diamantina, via

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, BR-259 and BR-367; from

João Monlevade João Monlevade is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de fim do mundo Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Itabira. As of 2020, the estimated population was 80,41 ...

Guanhães Guanhães is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Minas Gerais This is a list of the municipalities in the States of Brazil, state of Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais (MG), ...

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, Coluna, and

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

Social indicators

Chapada do Norte 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$112.00 Frigoletto
*

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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

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 ...

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

. The highest in the country 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 the state of

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with an MHDI of .919. The lowest was 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, ...

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

References

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