Jequitaí is a Brazilian municipality located in the north 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 ...

. In 2020 the population was 7,468 in a total area of 1,268 km². It became a municipality in 1948.IBGE

Location and Distances

Jequitaí is located on the

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, a tributary of the

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at an elevation of 517 meters. It is east of the nearest population center,

Pirapora Pirapora is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in northcentral Minas Gerais in Brazil. The population is 56,640 (2020 est.) in an area of 550 km². The name Pirapora comes from the Tupi language, Tupi words for "fish" + "jump", referring to t ...

, which lies at a distance of 66 km.

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is 103 km. to the northeast. Neighboring municipalities are:

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. Jequitaí is part of the statistical microregion of Pirapora.

Economic activities

The most important economic activities are cattle raising (41,000 head in 2006) and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$30,637,000. The most important agricultural crops are bananas, coconuts, rice, sugarcane, beans and corn. There were 314 automobiles. In the rural area there were 514 producers. The total area of agricultural land was 45,000 hectares in 2006, of which 8,500 ha. were planted in crops. As of 2006 there were 99 tractors. In the urban area there was one banking agency in 2006.

Health and education

This municipality is isolated from major population centers and suffers from drought and poor soils. *Municipal

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: 0.705 (2000) *State ranking: 521 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000 *National ranking: 2,903 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000 The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was

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 ...

with 0.841, while 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 0.568. Nationally the highest was

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in São Paulo with 0.919, while the lowest was Setubinha. *Degree of urbanization: 68.35% (2000) *Infant mortality rate: 28.37 (2000) The rate for Minas Gerais was 17.40; the rate for Brazil was 18.91. *Illiteracy rate: 24.74% (15 years old or older)(Data from 2000) The rate for Minas Gerais was 11.96; the rate for Brazil was 13.63 *Urban area covered by sewage system: 0.20%--the rate for Minas Gerais was 81.39% *Health centers and hospitals: 05 health centerS. There were no hospitals. The nearest hospital was in