Espinosa is a municipality in the north of the state 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 ...
,
Brazil
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. Its population was 32,151 (2015) and its area is 1,869 km
2. The elevation is 572 meters.
The municipality contains part of the
Caminho dos Gerais State Park, created in 2007.
Espinosa belongs to the IBGE microregion of
Janaúba. It is connected to that city by BR-122. It is a short distance south of the boundary with the state of
Bahia
Bahia () is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Mina ...
.
The main economic activities are cattle raising, small transformation industries, and agriculture. In 2006, there were 32,000 head of cattle. The main agricultural crops were cotton, sugarcane, corn, and sorghum. In 2007 there were two financial institutions. The GDP (2005)was R$ 84,238,000. There was one hospital with 32 beds (2005). There were 1,485 automobiles in 2007, a ratio of one automobile for every 21 inhabitants.
Municipal
Human Development Index
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*MHDI: .657 (2000)
*State ranking: 721 out of 853 municipalities
*National ranking: 3,661 out of 5,138 municipalities
*Life expectancy: 67
*Literacy rate: 70 For the complete list se
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Climate
See also
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List of municipalities in Minas Gerais
This is a list of the municipalities in the States of Brazil, state of Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais (MG), located in the Southeast Region, Brazil, Southeast Region of Brazil. Minas Gerais is divided into 853 Municipalities of Brazil, municipalities, ...
References
City government site-''little useful information''
IBGE
Municipalities in Minas Gerais
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