Crisólita is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of
Minas Gerais. the population was 6,760 in a total area of 970 km².
IBGE 2020
/ref> The elevation is 282 meters. It is part of the IBGE statistical microregion of Nanuque
Nanuque is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, in the southeastern region of Brazil, belonging to Mucuri Valley and Region Nanuque. The relief consists of inselbergs and seas of hills, and the Serra dos Aimorés as predominant characteris ...
. The postal code (CEP) is 39885-000.
Crisólita is on the Rio Pampa, a tributary of the Mucuri. The nearest regional center is Nanuque, which is more than 100 kilometers to the southeast on poor roads.
The economy is based on cattle raising (62,889 head in 2006) and agriculture, with the main crops being sugarcane, beans, manioc, and corn. there were no hospitals and 4 public health clinics. In 2006 there were 10 primary schools and 1 middle schools. There were 73 automobiles in 2006, giving a ratio of 80 inhabitants per automobile.
Municipal Human Development Index
Crisólita ranked very low on the MHDI and was one of the poorest municipalities in the state and in the country .
*MHDI: .586 (2000)
*State ranking: 844 out of 853 municipalities
*National ranking: 4,894 out of 5,138 municipalities in 2000
*Life expectancy: 62
*Literacy rate: 58
*Combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrolment ratio: .674
*Per capita income (monthly): R$90.50 For the complete list se
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The above figures can be compared with those of 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 ...
, which had an MHDI of .841, the highest in the state of Minas Gerais. The highest in the country 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 the state of São Paulo with an MHDI of .919. The lowest was Manari in the state of Pernambuco with an MHDI of .467 out of a total of 5504 municipalities in the country . Se
Frigoletto
See also
* List of municipalities in Minas Gerais
References
External links
IBGE
Municipalities in Minas Gerais
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