Couto de Magalhães de Minas is a Brazilian municipality located in the north-center of the state of

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. Its population was 4,423 living in a total area of 484 km². The city belongs to the Immediate Geographic Region of Diamantina. It became a municipality in 1963.IBGE

Geography

Couto de Magalhães de Minas is located at an elevation of 1155 meters in the upper

Jequitinhonha River The Jequitinhonha River () flows mainly through the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its source lies near Diamantina in the Espinhaço Mountains at an elevation of , after which it flows northward and then east-northeastward across the uplands. ...

valley. It is northeast of Diamantina to which it is connected by federal highway BR-367. The distance to Diamantina is 39 km; and the distance to

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, the state capital, is 320 km. Neighboring municipalities are: Diamantina (N) and (W); Santo Antônio do Itambé (S) and São Gonçalo do Rio Preto (E).

Economy

The main economic activities are services, agriculture, and small industries. The GDP in 2005 was , with 11 million from services, 4 million from industry, and 1 million from agriculture. There were 126 rural producers on 14,000 hectares of land. Only 9 farms had tractors (2006). The main crops were sugarcane, beans, corn, and soybeans. There were 2,000 head of cattle (2006).

Social indicators

The social indicators rank it in the middle tier of municipalities in the state. *Municipal

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: 0.712 (2000) *State ranking: 488 out of 853 municipalities *National ranking: 2769 out of 5,138 municipalities *Literacy rate: 83% *Life expectancy: 69 (average of males and females)Frigoletto
The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 in terms of HDI was

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with 0.841, while the lowest was

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with 0.568. Nationally the highest was

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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. There was one health clinic in 2005. Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to Diamantina. Educational needs were met by 5 primary schools and 2 middle schools.

References

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Geography

Economy

Social indicators

See also

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