Catuti 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 ...

. the population was 5,250 in a total area of . The elevation is It became a municipality in 1997. The postal code (CEP) is 39526-000. Catuti 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 surrounded by the following municipalities: *South and West:

Pai Pedro Pai Pedro is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. the population was 6,094 in a total area of . The elevation is . It became a municipality in 1997. The postal code (CEP) is 39517-000. Pai Pedro is part of ...

*East:,

Mato Verde Mato Verde is a municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. It was founded in 1953. The population was 12,412 as of 2020 and the area was 664 km². The elevation of the city is 541 metres. The postal code (CEP ...

*North:

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 ...

It is connected by poor roads to the regional center of Janaúba to the south. Inadequate rainfall, isolation, and poor soils make this one of the poorest municipalities in the state and in the country. The main economic activities are cattle raising (8,000 head in 2006) and farming with modest production of rice, beans, corn, and sorghum. In 2006 there were 772 rural producers with a total area of . Cropland made up and natural pasture . There were only 36 tractors, a ratio of one for every 200 farms. In the urban area there were no financial institutions . There were 94 automobiles, giving a ratio of about one automobile for every 55 inhabitants. The Gross Domestic Product was R$3,110,000 (2005) and the GDP per capita was R$13,690 a year. Health care was provided by three public health clinics. There were no hospitals. 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: .605 (2000) *State ranking: 822 out of 853 municipalities *National ranking: 4,569 out of 5,138 municipalities *Life expectancy: 65 *Literacy rate: 62.5 *Combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrollment ratio: .760 *Per capita income (monthly): R$66.72 (''For the complete list see'
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