Estrela do Indaiá is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...

. Its population was 3,491 people living in a total area of 635 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Central Mineira and to the micro-region of Bom Despacho. It became a municipality in 1948.IBGE

Location

The city center of Estrela do Indaiá is located at an elevation of 713 meters on state highway MG-235, in the Serra da Saudade mountains. Neighboring municipalities are:

Serra da Saudade Serra da Saudade is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 776 people living in a total area of , making it the least populated municipality of Brazil. The population density is 2. ...

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Dores do Indaiá Dores do Indaiá is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 13,427 people living in a total area of 1,110 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Central Mineira and to the micro- ...

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(S), Santa Rosa da Serra (W). Distances *

Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...

: 248 km on MG-235, MG-176, and BR-262 *

: 13 km north on MG-235 *

: 35 km south on MG-235 then MG-176

Economic activities

Services, small industries, and agriculture are the most important economic activities. In 2005 there were 14 small transformation industries employing 25 workers and 61 retail units employing 123 workers. Public administration was the biggest employer with 159 workers. The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$27 million, with 12 million reais from services, 2 million reais from industry, and 11 million reais from agriculture. There were 389 rural producers on 61,000 hectares of land. 72 farms had tractors (2006). Approximately 800 persons were occupied in agriculture. The main crops are rice, sugarcane, manioc, beans soybeans, and corn. There were 44,000 head of cattle, of which 6,000 were milk cows (2006). There was one bank (2007). In the vehicle fleet there were 441 automobiles, 32 trucks, 63 pickup trucks, 2 buses, and 93 motorcycles (2007).

Health and education

In the health sector there were 3 public health clinics and 1 hospital with 24 beds. (2005). Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to

. Educational needs of 750 students were met by 3 primary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 pre-primary schools. *Municipal

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: 0.738 (2000) *State ranking: 336 out of 853 municipalities *National ranking: 2207 out of 5,138 municipalities *Literacy rate: 84% *Life expectancy: 70 (average of males and females)Frigoletto
/ref> In 2000 the per capita monthly income of R$214.00 was below the state average of R$276.00 and below the national average of R$297.00.

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 ...

had the highest per capita monthly income in 2000 with R$435.00. 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 IBGE statistical microregion of Teófilo ...

with R$73.00. The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was

with 0.841, while the lowest was

with 0.568. Nationally the highest 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 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.

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