Presidente Kubitschek is a Brazilian municipality in the

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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 as of 2020 was 3,001 living in a total area of 189 km². The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of

Jequitinhonha Jequitinhonha is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Location The population was estimated to be 25,474 people living in a total area of 3,518 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of Jequitinh ...

and to the statistical

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. It became a municipality in 1962.IBGE
/ref> The municipal seat of Presidente Kubitschek is located at an elevation of 1109 meters in the upper

Jequitinhonha River The Jequitinhonha River () flows mainly through the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its source lies near Diamantina in the Espinhaço Mountains at an elevation of , after which it flows northward and then east-northeastward across the uplands. A ...

valley. It is south of Diamantina to which it is connected by state highways MG-259 and federal highway BR-267. The nearest major population center is Diamantina. The distance to

is 54 km; and the distance to

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 ...

is 298 km. Neighboring municipalities are: Datas, Santo Antônio do Itambé,

Conceição do Mato Dentro Conceição do Mato Dentro is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Conceição do Mato Dentro. Districts Brejaúba, Conce ...

and Gouveia.Citybrazil
The main economic activities are services, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$8 million, with 6 million from services, 700 thousand from industry, and 1 million from agriculture. There were 118 rural producers on 3,000 hectares of land. Only 4 farms had tractors (2006). The main crops cultivated were tropical fruits, sugarcane, beans, and corn. There were 1,700 head of cattle (2006). In 2007 there were no banks in the town. Presidente Kubitschek is ranked in the bottom tier of municipalities in the state and country in human development. *Municipal

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: 0.671 (2000) *State ranking: 668 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000 *National ranking: 3443 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000 *Literacy rate: 81% *Life expectancy: 66 (average of males and females)Frigoletto
/ref> 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

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

Pernambuco Pernambuco () is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,148 km², being the 19 ...

has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place. There were 2 health clinics in 2005. Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to Diamantina. Educational needs were met by 1 primary school (2007).

History

The municipality takes its name from

Juscelino Kubitschek Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (; 12 September 1902 – 22 August 1976), also known by his initials JK, was a prominent Brazilian politician who served as the 21st president of Brazil from 1956 to 1961. His term was marked by economic prosp ...

, who served as the 21st

President of Brazil The president of Brazil ( pt, Presidente do Brasil), officially the president of the Federative Republic of Brazil ( pt, Presidente da República Federativa do Brasil) or simply the ''President of the Republic'', is the head of state and head o ...

from 1956 to 1961 and designed

Brasília Brasília (; ) is the federal capital of Brazil and seat of government of the Federal District. The city is located at the top of the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West region. It was founded by President Juscelino Kubitsche ...

, the modern-day capital of Brazil and

UNESCO World Heritage Site A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...

which replaced

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

and was officially inaugurated in 1960 and has been ever since.

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