Novo Oriente de Minas is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian 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 ...
. the population was 10,778 in a total area of . The elevation is . It became a municipality in 1997. The postal code (CEP) is 39817-000.
Novo Oriente de Minas is part of the statistical microregion of
Teófilo Otoni
Teófilo Otoni is a municipality in northeast Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The population of the municipality was 140,937 in 2020 and the area is 3,242.818 km2.
Origin of the name
The city is named after (Vila do Príncipe, 27 January 1807 - ...
. It is connected by poor roads to the regional center of Teófilo Otoni to the southwest away.
This is one of the poorest municipalities in the state and in the country. The main economic activities are cattle raising (13,000 head in 2006) and farming with modest production of coffee, sugarcane, and bananas. In 2006 there were 300 rural producers with a total area of . Cropland made up . There were only five tractors. In the urban area there were no financial institutions . There were 125 automobiles, giving a ratio of about one automobile for every 80 inhabitants. Health care was provided by four public health clinics. There were no hospitals.
Municipal
Human Development Index
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*MHDI: .582 (2000)
*State ranking: 847 out of 853 municipalities
*National ranking: 4,942 out of 5,138 municipalities
*Life expectancy: 62
*Literacy rate: 57
*Combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrolment ratio: .696
*Per capita income (monthly): R$80.07
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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
Municipalities in Minas Gerais
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