Mamonas is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian 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 ...

. As of 2020 the population was 6,554 in a total area of 290 km². The elevation is 681 meters. It became a municipality in 1993. The postal code (CEP) is 39516-000. The municipality contains part of the

Caminho dos Gerais State Park The Caminho dos Gerais State Park pt, Parque Estadual Caminho dos Gerais is a State park (Brazil), state park in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It protects a mountainous area with cerrado and caatinga vegetation that is an important source of ...

, created in 2007. Mamonas is part of the statistical microregion of

Janaúba Janaúba is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 the population was 72,018 in a total area of 2,189 km2. The elevation is 692 meters above sea level. Location The distance to the state capital, Be ...

. It is connected by poor roads to the regional center of Janaúba to the south. Neighboring municipalities are: Espinosa,

Monte Azul Monte Azul is a municipality in the north of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. The population is 20,696 (2020 est.) in an area of 994 km². The elevation is 582 meters. It became a municipality in 1878. The postal code (CEP) is 39500-000. Th ...

, and

Gameleiras Gameleiras is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. the population was 5,096 in a total area of 1,733 km². The elevation is 540 meters. It became a municipality in 1997. The postal code (CEP) is 39505-0 ...

. With irrigation Jaíba has managed to produce a range of agricultural products. The main economic activities are cattle raising (12,000 head in 2006) and farming with production of cotton, citrus fruits, beans (1,220 ha.), corn (4,600 ha.), and sorghum. In 2006 there were 1,205 rural producers with a total area of 15,958 hectares. Cropland made up 1,800 hectares and natural pasture 10,000 hectares. There were only 5 tractors. In the urban area there were no financial institutions as of 2006. There were 240 automobiles, giving a ratio of about one automobile for every 30 inhabitants. The Gross Domestic Product was R$ 15,529,000 (2005). Health care was provided by 4 public health clinics. There were no hospitals (2005). 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, whi ...

*MHDI: .620 (2000) *State ranking: 805 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000 *National ranking: 4,296 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000 *Life expectancy: 64.9 *Literacy rate: 64.2 *Combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrollment ratio: .716 *Per capita income (monthly): R$92.57 (''For the complete list see'
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Municipalities in Minas Gerais {{MinasGerais-geo-stub

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