São João da Ponte 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 numbered 25,098 within the total area of 1,849 km². The elevation is 561 meters. It became a municipality in 1943. The city is part of the

IBGE The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ( pt, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística; IBGE) is the agency responsible for official collection of statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental information ...

statistical microregion of

Montes Claros Montes Claros is a city located in northern Minas Gerais state, in Brazil. The population is 413,487 (2020 est.) in an area of . It was made a seat of a municipality in 1831 and attained city status in 1857. History The region was originally in ...

; the distance to the city of Montes Claros is 107 kilometers. Neighboring municipalities are: Ibiracatu, Varzelândia,

Verdelândia Verdelândia is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 9,443 in a total area of 1,452 km². It became a municipality in 1997. Location Verdelândia is located at an elevation of 48 ...

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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, B ...

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Capitão Enéas Capitão Enéas is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 15,313 in a total area of 970 km2. Capitão Enéas belongs to the IBGE statistical microregion of Montes Claros. The di ...

. The principal economic activities of the municipality include cattle raising (109,000 head in 2006) and agriculture, with the main crops being rice, sugarcane, corn, sorghum, and bananas. There are also a number of small transformation industries. The

GDP Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and sold (not resold) in a specific time period by countries. Due to its complex and subjective nature this measure is ofte ...

of the municipality is R$ 64,761,000 (as of 2005). The rural area employs as many as 11,000 workers in 3,405 establishments; however, only about 127 of the farms have tractors. There are 466 automobiles in all of the municipality.

Health and education

The health care system of the municipality includes 12 clinics and one hospital with 58 beds, whereas the educational sector is based upon 50 primary schools and four middle schools. * MHDI: .626 * State ranking: 795 out of 853 municipalities * National ranking: 4,203 out of 5,138 municipalities * Life expectancy: 67 * Literacy rate: 62 The highest ranking municipality in the Minas Gerais statistical region is Poços de Caldas with a MHDI of 0.841, while the lowest is

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 a MHDI of 0.568 (as of 2000). Nationally, the highest is São Caetano do Sul in the São Paulo region with a value of 0.919, while the lowest was Setubinha.Frigoletto
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