Espinosa is a municipality in the north of the 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 ...
,
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. Its population was 32,151 (2015) and its area is 1,869 km². The elevation is 572 meters.
The municipality contains part of the
Caminho dos Gerais State Park
The Caminho dos Gerais State Park pt, Parque Estadual Caminho dos Gerais is a State park (Brazil), state park in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
It protects a mountainous area with cerrado and caatinga vegetation that is an important source of ...
, created in 2007.
Espinosa belongs to the IBGE 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, B ...
. It is connected to that city by BR-122. It is a short distance south of the boundary with the state of
Bahia
Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (sta ...
.
The main economic activities are cattle raising, small transformation industries, and agriculture. In 2006, there were 32,000 head of cattle. The main agricultural crops were cotton, sugarcane, corn, and sorghum. In 2007 there were two financial institutions. The GDP (2005)was R$ 84,238,000. There was one hospital with 32 beds (2005). There were 1,485 automobiles in 2007, a ratio of one automobile for every 21 inhabitants.
Municipal
Human Development Index
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*MHDI: .657 (2000)
*State ranking: 721 out of 853 municipalities
*National ranking: 3,661 out of 5,138 municipalities
*Life expectancy: 67
*Literacy rate: 70 For the complete list se
Frigoletto
See also
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List of municipalities in Minas Gerais
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Minas Gerais (MG), located in the Southeast Region of Brazil. Minas Gerais is divided into 853 municipalities, which are grouped into 66 microregions, which are grouped into 12 mesoregions.
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References
City government site-''little useful information''
IBGE
Municipalities in Minas Gerais
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