Corinto is a Brazilian municipality in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 23,668 living in a total area of 2,524 km². The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of

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and to the statistical microregion of

Curvelo Curvelo is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is located in the geodesic centre of Minas Gerais, 170 km north of the capital, Belo Horizonte, and connected to the capital by highways MG 135 and BR 040. Its estimated popu ...

. It became a municipality in 1923.IBGE
Corinto is at an elevation of 608 meters on highway BR-135 between

and Montes Claros. The nearest major population center is

. The town began with the building of the railroad from Belo Horizonte to Montes Claros in 1910. The distance to

is 30 km; and the distance to the state capital,

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, is 205 km. Neighboring municipalities are:

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, Felixlândia, Lassance,

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and Três Marias.

Economic activities

The main economic activities are services, small industries, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$108 million, with 69 million from services, 10 million from industry, and 22 million from agriculture. There were 580 rural producers on 97,000 hectares of land. Only 115 farms had tractors (2006). Approximately 1,300 persons were dependent on agriculture. The main crops were rice, beans, and corn. There were 67,000 head of cattle (2006). There were 4 banks (2007) and 2,260 automobiles (1,283 motorcycles), giving a ratio of 10 inhabitants per automobile.

Health

There were 16 health clinics and 1 hospital with 60 beds in 2005. Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to Montes Claros or Curvelo. Educational needs were met by 13 primary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 pre-primary schools.

Statistics

* Municipal Human Development Index: 0.722 (2000) * State ranking: 452 out of 853 municipalities * National ranking: 2,572 out of 5,138 municipalities * Literacy rate: 86% * Life expectancy: 66 (average of males and females)Frigoletto
In 2000 the per capita income of R$191.00 was well below the state and national average of R$276.00 and R$297.00 respectively. The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was

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with 0.841, while the lowest was Setubinha with 0.568. Nationally the highest was

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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 has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place.

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