Ubaí is a municipality 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 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 the

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and

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. It is connected by state highway (partially paved) to

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 onc ...

on the

. 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

Ponto Chique Ponto Chique is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. 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 m ...

Campo Azul Campo Azul is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 the population was 3,824 in a total area of 506 km². It became a municipality in 1995.

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and

Icaraí de Minas Icaraí de Minas is a municipality in the north of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. the population was 12,097 in an area of 617 km². *The elevation of the municipal seat is 595 meters. *It became a municipality in 1993. *The posta ...

. The Rio Gameleiras crosses the south of the municipal area. Distances *

Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...

: 568 km. *

: 140 km. *

: 52 km.

Economic activities

The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, and

subsistence agriculture Subsistence agriculture occurs when farmers grow food crops to meet the needs of themselves and their families on smallholdings. Subsistence agriculturalists target farm output for survival and for mostly local requirements, with little or no su ...

. The GDP in 2005 was R$ 29,109,000. Ubaí 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 was 01 banking agency in the town. There was a small retail commerce serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands. In the rural area there were 858 establishments employing about 2,500 workers. Only 37 of the farms had tractors. There were 101 automobiles in all of the municipality. There were 35,000 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 09 clinics and no hospitals. In the educational sector there were 21 primary schools and 02 middle schools. *Municipal

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: 0.651 (2000) *State ranking: 741 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000 *National ranking: 3,764 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000 The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was

Poços de Caldas Poços de Caldas is a municipality in the south of Minas Gerais state, Brazil, in the microregion of the same name. Its estimated population in 2020 was 168,641 inhabitants. The city is known for its hot springs. History Poços was founded in 1 ...

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 São Caetano do Sul (or São Caetano) ('' Saint Cajetan of the South''. ) is a city in São Paulo state in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 161,957 (2020 est.) in an area of 15.33 km2. It is the ci ...

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

Pernambuco Pernambuco () is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,148 km², being the 19 ...

has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place. *Literacy rate: 74% *Life expectancy: 73.8 (average of males and females) *

Urbanization Urbanization (or urbanisation) refers to the population shift from rural to urban areas, the corresponding decrease in the proportion of people living in rural areas, and the ways in which societies adapt to this change. It is predominantly t ...

rate: 42.89% *Percentage of urban houses connected to sewage system: *Infant mortality rate: n/a Indicadores de Saude
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Health and education

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