Ponto Chique is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the north 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 ...

. As of 2020 the population was 4,283 in a total area of 602 km². It became a municipality in 1997.

Location

Ponto Chique is located at an elevation of 476 meters on the right bank of the São Francisco River. It is connected by poor roads to

Coração de Jesus Coração de Jesus is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 the population was 26,611 in a total area of 2,236 km². It became a municipality in 1912.

. It belongs to the statistical microregion of

Montes Claros Montes Claros is a city located in northern Minas Gerais state, in Brazil. The population is 413,487 (2020 est.) in an area of . It was made a seat of a municipality in 1831 and attained city status in 1857. History The region was originally in ...

. Neighboring municipalities are

Ubaí Ubaí is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 12,599 in a total area of 821 km2. It became a municipality in 1962. Location Ubaí is located at an elevation of 608 meters between ...

Ibiaí Ibiaí is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 the population was 8,437 in a total area of 870 km². It became a municipality in 1963.

, Campo Azul,

Buritizeiro Buritizeiro is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2020 was 28,121 inhabitants in a total area of 7,226 km². It is a major producer of cattle and grains. Location Buritizeiro belongs to th ...

Santa Fé de Minas Santa Fé de Minas is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 the population was 3,826 in a total area of 2,916 km². It became a municipality in 1962. Santa Fé de Minas is located about 130&nbs ...

and

São Romão São Romão is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 the population was 12,529 in a total area of 2,432 km². It became a municipality in 1943. History Guaiba, an extinct Jê language, was on ...

. Distances * Belo Horizonte: 459 km. * Cachoeira do Manteiga: 11 km. *

: 72 km.

Economic activities

The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, and subsistence agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$15,774,000. Ponto Chique is in the bottom tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. It suffers from isolation, poor soils, and periodic drought. As of 2007 there were no banking agencies in the town. There was a small retail commerce serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands. In the rural area there were 240 establishments employing about 700 workers. Only 35 of the farms had tractors. There were 31 automobiles in all of the municipality. There were 33,000 head of cattle in 2006. The crops with a planted area of more than 100 hectares were beans, sugarcane, manioc, and corn. IBGE
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Health and education

In the health sector there were 02 clinics and no hospitals. In the educational sector there were 03 primary schools and 01 middle school. *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 ...

: 0.660 (2000) *State ranking: 711 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000 *National ranking: 3,608 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000 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.Frigoletto
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