Gouveia is a Brazilian municipality located in the center 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 ...

. Its population was 11,818 living in a total area of 874 km². The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of

Jequitinhonha Jequitinhonha is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Location The population was estimated to be 25,474 people living in a total area of 3,518 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of Jequitinh ...

and to the statistical

microregion Microregion is a designation for territorial entities. Austria *Microregion (Tyrol) Brazil * Microregion (Brazil) Klaus Roth and Ulf Brunnbauer A microregion is a geographic region of a size between that of a community and that of a district.p. ...

Diamantina Diamantina may refer to: Geography Australia * Diamantina Bowen (1833-1893), ''grande dame'' of Queensland and the wife of Sir George Bowen, the first Governor of Queensland. * ''Diamantina Cocktail'', 1976 album by Little River Band * Diam ...

. It became a municipality in 1953.IBGE
Gouveia is located at an elevation of 1113 meters in the upper

Jequitinhonha River The Jequitinhonha River () flows mainly through the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its source lies near Diamantina in the Espinhaço Mountains at an elevation of , after which it flows northward and then east-northeastward across the uplands. ...

valley. It is southwest of Diamantina to which it is connected by federal highway BR-367. The nearest major population center is Diamantina. The distance to

is 34 km; and the distance to Belo Horizonte is 252 km. Neighboring municipalities are:

(N); Datas (E);

Conceição do Mato Dentro Conceição do Mato Dentro is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Conceição do Mato Dentro. Districts Brejaúba, Conce ...

and Santana de Pirapama (S);

Presidente Juscelino ''For the municipality in Maranhão see Presidente Juscelino, Maranhão'' Presidente Juscelino is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 3,606 living in a total area of 696& ...

and

Monjolos Monjolos is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2020 was 2,202, with a total area of . The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Central Mineira and to the statistical micror ...

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The main economic activities are services, small industry, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$51 million, with 29 million from services, 13 million from industry, and 3 million from agriculture. There were 323 rural producers on 18,000 hectares of land. Only 16 farms had tractors (2006). The main crops cultivated were coffee, sugarcane, beans, and corn. There were 9,400 head of cattle (2006). In 2007 there was 1 bank in the town. The social indicators rank Gouveia in the middle tier of municipalities in the state in human development. *Municipal

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: 0.735 (2000) *State ranking: 383 out of 853 municipalities *National ranking: 2292 out of 5,138 municipalities *Literacy rate: 87% *Life expectancy: 71 (average of males and females)Frigoletto
The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was Poços de Caldas with 0.841, while the lowest was

Setubinha Setubinha is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 12,378 in a total area of 536 km². The elevation is 729 metres. It is part of the IBGE statistical microregion of Teófilo ...

with 0.568. Nationally the highest was São Caetano do Sul in São Paulo with 0.919, while the lowest was Setubinha. In more recent statistics (considering 5,507 municipalities) Manari in the state of

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has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place. There were 10 health clinics and 1 small hospital with 41 beds in 2005. Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to Diamantina. Educational needs were met by 11 primary schools and 1 middle school (2007). Churches: *Church of Nossa Senhora das Dores: Date of the XVIII century. Built by slaves on top of a large block of granite, it had been built entirely of stone. In it is the image of Nossa Senhora das Dores, which belonged to Chica da Silva. It is at the highest point within the urban perimeter. *Church of Nossa Senhora de Lourdes: It is in the São Roberto neighborhood, where the Fábrica São Roberto is located. Built in the 1930s, it is simple but of great beauty. *Church of São Geraldo's: Built in the 1990s, in honor of the Italian saint, it is located in the São Lucas neighborhood. *Church of São Sebastião: Completed in 2009, in honor of the martyr São Sebastião, it is located in the Serrinha neighborhood, next to the São Miguel Cemetery. Cultural Heritage: *Melo's Waterfall *Capivara's Waterfall *Barro Preto's Waterfall *Santo Antônio's Waterfall *São Roberto's Waterfall *Barão's Waterfall *Morro do Camilinho, where is located the first Wind Power station built in Latin American, but nowadays doesn't work anymore.

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