Nova Porteirinha 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 ...
in
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 ...
. The population in 2020 was 7,497 in an area of .
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/ref> The elevation is . It became a municipality in 1997. The postal code (CEP) is 39525-000.
Nova Porteirinha 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, B ...
. It is surrounded by the municipalities 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 ...
and Porteirinha.
It is across the Rio Gorutuba from the city of Janaúba.
The main economic activities are cattle raising (4,700 head in 2006) and farming with a large production of bananas () and modest production of tropical fruits, sugarcane, corn, and coconuts. In 2006 there were 644 rural producers with a total area of . Cropland made up and natural pasture hectares. There were only 59 tractors, a ratio of one for every 10 farms. In the urban area there were no financial institutions as of 2006. There were 171 automobiles, giving a ratio of about one automobile for every 42 inhabitants. The Gross Domestic Product was R$ 40,300,000 (2005), which was mainly generated by services. Health care was provided by 6 public health clinics. There were no hospitals as of 2005.
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, wh ...
*MHDI: .685 (2000)
*State ranking: 613 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
*National ranking: 3,664 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
*Life expectancy: 67.8
*Literacy rate: 77.0
*Combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrollment ratio: .773
*Per capita income (monthly): R$114.51 (''For the complete list see'
Frigoletto
See also
*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
IBGE
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Municipalities in Minas Gerais