Campo Azul is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 the population was 3,824 in a total area of 506 km². It became a municipality in 1995.IBGE
Campo Azul is located east of the

São Francisco River The São Francisco River (, ) is a large river in Brazil. With a length of , it is the longest river that runs entirely in Brazilian territory, and the fourth longest in South America and overall in Brazil (after the Amazon, the Paraná and t ...

between São Francisco and Montes Claros. It is 50 km. from the nearest major population center, São Francisco, at an elevation of 612 meters. Neighboring municipalities are:

Ubaí Ubaí is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 12,599 in a total area of 821 km2. It became a municipality in 1962. Location Ubaí is located at an elevation of 608 meters between ...

Brasília de Minas (''Small Brasília'') , motto = pt, União e Progresso (''Union and Progress'') , image_skyline = , imagesize = , image_caption = , image_flag = File:Brasilia de minas - flag.png , ima ...

Ponto Chique Ponto Chique is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 4,283 in a total area of 602 km2. It became a municipality in 1997. Location Ponto Chique is located at an elevation of 476 m ...

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São João do Pacuí São João do Pacuí is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 4,448 in a total area of 420 km2. It became a municipality in 1997. Location São João do Pacuí is located at an el ...

. Campo Azul is part of the statistical microregion of Montes Claros. The most important economic activities are cattle raising and agriculture. The GDP in 2003 was R$8,940,000, with a per capita income of R$2,432. Campo Azul is in the bottom tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. It suffers from isolation, poor soils, drought, and inadequate transport connections. *Municipal Human Development Index: 0.650 (2000) *State ranking: 743 out of 853 municipalities *National ranking: 3,780 out of 5,138 municipalities *Literacy rate: 74% *Life expectancy: 67 (average of males and females) 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 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.Frigoletto

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