Japaraíba 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 4,384 people living in a total area of 172 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Central Mineira and to the micro-region of Bom Despacho. It became a municipality in 1962.IBGE

Location

The city center of Japaraíba is located at an elevation of 711 meters about halfway between

Lagoa da Prata Lagoa da Prata is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. In 2020, its population was estimated to be 52,711. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Central Mineira and to the microregion of Bom Despacho. Early history In the 18 ...

and Arcos. Neighboring municipalities are:

(N),

Santo Antônio do Monte Santo Antônio do Monte (Portuguese, ''St. Antony of the Hill'') is a municipality in the central part of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The population is 28,427 (2020 est.) in an area of 1125.78 km². The city is located 194 km west ...

(E), Arcos (S) and (W). Distances * Belo Horizonte: 232 km * Arcos: 23 km *

: 23 km * Formiga: 55 km

Economic activities

Services and agriculture are the most important economic activities. In 2005 there were 15 small transformation industries employing 296 workers. The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$30 million, with 11 million reais from services, 2 million reais from industry, and 16 million reais from agriculture. There were 202 rural producers on 6,000 hectares of land. 32 farms had tractors (2006). Approximately 370 persons were employed in agriculture. The main crops are beans and corn. There were 7,500 head of cattle (2006). There was one bank (2007). In the vehicle fleet there were 1,089 automobiles, 92 trucks, 149 pickup trucks, and 542 motorcycles (2007).

Health and education

In the health sector there were 3 public health clinics, 2 of which were specialized. (2005). Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to

Divinópolis Divinópolis is a municipality in the centre-west of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The estimated population in 2020 was 240,408 inhabitants. The total area of the municipality is 709 km2 and the elevation is 712 metres. It is 120 km from s ...

or Belo Horizonte. Educational needs of 1,100 students were met by 3 primary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 pre-primary schools. *Municipal

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

: 0.753 (2000) *State ranking: 258 out of 853 municipalities *National ranking: 1783 out of 5,138 municipalities *Literacy rate: 90% *Life expectancy: 70 (average of males and females)Frigoletto
In 2000 the per capita monthly income of R$210.00 below the state and national average of R$276.00 and R$297.00 respectively. Poços de Caldas 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 Poços de Caldas with 0.841, while the lowest was

with 0.568. Nationally the highest was São Caetano do Sul 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 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it List of Brazilian states by population, sev ...

has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place.

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