Ataléia is a

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

located in the northeast of

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in ...

in Brazil. Its population was estimated to be 12,678 people living in a total area of 1,838.384 km². The city is part of the Immediate Geographic Region of Teófilo Otoni. It became a municipality in 1943.IBGE

Geography

Ataléia is located at an elevation of 240 meters, 70 km. east of

Teófilo Otoni Teófilo Otoni is a municipality in northeast Minas Gerais, 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 - Rio d ...

and a short distance from the boundary with the state of

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. The distance to the state capital,

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, is 516 km. Neighboring municipalities are:

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, the state of

, Frei Gaspar and Ouro Verde de Minas.

Economy

The main economic activities are services, small industries, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was , with 34 million reais from services, 7 million reais from industry, and 3 million reais from agriculture. There were 1,211 rural producers on 102,000 hectares of land. Only 52 farms had tractors in 2006. Approximately 3,200 persons were dependent on agriculture. The main crops were bananas, coffee, sugarcane, beans and corn. There were 111,000 head of cattle in 2006. There were 2 banks: Bradesco and Sicoob in 2007 and 438 automobiles (361 motorcycles), giving a ratio of 3,400 inhabitants per automobile.

Health and education

There were 5 health clinics and 1 hospital with 12 beds. Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to Teófilo Otoni. Educational needs were met by 16 primary schools, 2 middle schools, and 7 pre-primary schools.

Social indicators

*Municipal

Human Development Index The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical composite index of life expectancy, Education Index, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income i ...

: 0.653 (2000) *State ranking: 736 out of 853 municipalities *National ranking: 3,727 out of 5,138 municipalities *Literacy rate: 67% *Life expectancy: 65 (average of males and females)Frigoletto
In 2000 the per capita income of was well below the state average of . The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in terms of

in 2000 was

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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 Immediate Geographic Region of Teófilo O ...

with 0.568. Nationally the highest was

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in São Paulo with 0.919, while the lowest was Manari in

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with 0.467. *Percentage of population aged less than 5 years old: 9.83 (2000) *Percentage of population aged 10 to 19: 25.06. *Percentage of population aged 60 or more: 25.80 *Percentage of urbanization: 45.15 *Percentage of urban residences connected to sewage system: 57.40 *Infant mortality rate: 17.70 (in 1,000 live births) Indicadores Minas

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