Gameleiras is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of
Minas Gerais. the population was 5,096 in a total area of 1,733 km². The elevation is 540 meters. It became a municipality in 1997. The postal code (CEP) is 39505-000.
Gameleiras 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:
*West: the state of
Bahia
*Southeast:
Jaíba
Jaíba is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. the population was 39,388 in a total area of . The elevation is . It became a municipality in 1993. The postal code (CEP) is 39508-000.
Jaíba is part of the statis ...
*South:
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 ...
and
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 ...
*East:,
Mamonas
Mamonas is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 6,554 in a total area of 290 km². The elevation is 681 meters. It became a municipality in 1993. The postal code (CEP) is 39516-000. ...
*North:
Espinosa
It is connected by poor roads to the regional center of Janaúba to the south.
This is one of the poorest municipalities in the state and in the country. The main economic activities are cattle raising (31,000 head in 2006) and farming with modest production of cotton, beans, corn, and sorghum. In 2006 there were 796 rural producers with a total area of 93,157 hectares. Cropland made up 3,000 hectares. There were only 48 tractors. In the urban area there were no financial institutions . There were 68 automobiles, giving a ratio of about one automobile for every 76 inhabitants. Health care was provided by five public health clinics. There were no hospitals.
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.
Municipal Human Development Index
*MHDI: .581 (2000)
*State ranking: 848 out of 853 municipalities
*National ranking: 4,964 out of 5,138 municipalities
*Life expectancy: 59
*Literacy rate: 64.7
*Combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrolment ratio: .786
*Per capita income (monthly): R$66.44 (''For the complete list see'
Frigoletto
References
IBGE
See also
*
List of municipalities in Minas Gerais
Municipalities in Minas Gerais
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