Poté 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 of

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. Its population as of 2020 was estimated to be 16,616 people living in a total area of 632 km². The city is part of the

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. It became a municipality in 1938.

Name

The name is derived from a semi-legendary figure called Poté, who was an indigenous leader of the Botocudo, the first inhabitants of the region.

Geography

Poté is located at an elevation of 549 meters, 40 km. west 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 486 km. Neighboring municipalities are: Ladainha,

, Itambacuri, Franciscópolis, and Malacacheta.

Economy

The main economic activities of Poté are services, small industries, and agriculture. A large percentage of the population lives in the rural area and is engaged in subsistence farming. The GDP in 2005 was approximately , with R$30 million from services, R$3 million from industry, and R$6 million from agriculture. There were 513 rural producers on 24,000 hectares of land. Only 24 farms had tractors (2006). Approximately 1,500 persons were dependent on agriculture. The main cash crop was coffee while sugarcane, beans, and corn were grown on a small scale. There were 27,000 head of cattle (2006). There was one bank (2007) and 562 automobiles (687 motorcycles), giving a ratio of 26 inhabitants per automobile.

Health and education

There were 7 health clinics and 1 hospital with 34 beds. Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to Teófilo Otoni. Educational needs were met by 22 primary schools, 1 middle school, and 6 pre-primary schools. * Municipal

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: 0.642 (2000) * State ranking: 767 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000 * National ranking: 3,886 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000 * Literacy rate: 67% * Life expectancy: 65 (average of males and females) In 2000, the per-capita monthly income of was well 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

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, with 0.841, while the lowest was

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, 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—0,467—putting it in last place. * Percentage of population aged less than 5 years old: 10.17% (2000) * Percentage of population aged 10–19: 24.11% * Percentage of population aged 60 or more: 12.18% * Percentage of urbanization: 55.49% * Percentage of urban residences connected to sewage system: 37.90% * Infant mortality rate: 3.97% (in 1,000 live births) Indicadores Minas

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