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Veredinha 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 ...
. As of 2020 the population was 5,727 in a total area of 635 km². The elevation of the urban area is 635 meters. It is part of the IBGE statistical meso-region 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 the micro-region of
Capelinha Capelinha is a Brazilian municipality located in the north-center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 38,057 living in a total area of 966 km². The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the statis ...
. It became a municipality in 1995. The economy is based on cattle raising, services, and subsistence agriculture, with the main crops being coffee, rice, beans, sugarcane, and corn. There were plantations of eucalyptus trees for charcoal production. In 2005 there were 667 rural producers but only 10 tractors. 1,900 persons were dependent on agriculture. As of 2005 there were 4 public health clinics, with none of them carrying out diagnosis and complete therapy. There were no hospitals. Educational needs were met by 7 primary schools, 2 middle schools and 2 nursery schools. There were 192 automobiles in 2006, giving a ratio of 28 inhabitants per automobile (there were 428 motorcycles). There were no banks in 2007. Neighboring municipalities are: Turmalina,
Itamarandiba Itamarandiba () is a Brazilian municipality located in the north-center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 34,936 living in a total area of 2,736 km². Location The city belongs to the statistical Mesoregion (Brazil), mesoreg ...
,
Carbonita Carbonita is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. the population was 9,414 in a total area of 1,454 km2. The elevation of the town center is 751 meters. It is part of the IBGE statistical meso-region of Jeq ...
, Minas Novas and
Capelinha Capelinha is a Brazilian municipality located in the north-center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 38,057 living in a total area of 966 km². The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the statis ...
. The distance to Belo Horizonte is 496 km. Veredinha is ranked low on the MHDI and was one of the poorest municipalities in the state and in the country in 2000.


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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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