Jequitaí is a Brazilian

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 north of the

state State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...

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 2020 the population was 7,468 in a total area of 1,268 km². It became a municipality in 1948.IBGE

Geography

Jequitaí is located on the

Jequitaí River The Jequitaí River is a river of Minas Gerais state in southeastern Brazil. See also * List of rivers of Minas Gerais References Mapfrom Ministry of Transport A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transpor ...

, a tributary of the

São Francisco River The São Francisco River (, ) is a large Rivers of Brazil, river in Brazil. With a length of , it is the longest river that runs entirely in Brazilian territory, and the fourth longest in South America and overall in Brazil (after the Amazon R ...

at an elevation of 517 meters. It is east of the nearest population center,

Pirapora Pirapora is a municipality in northcentral Minas Gerais in Brazil. The population is 56,640 (2020 est.) in an area of 550 km². The name Pirapora comes from the Tupi words for "fish" + "jump", referring to the piracema season when a mass migratio ...

, which lies at a distance of 66 km.

Montes Claros Montes Claros is a Municipalities of Brazil, Brazilian municipality located in the northern region of the Federative units of Brazil, state of Minas Gerais. Situated north of the state capital, Belo Horizonte, it lies approximately away. The mun ...

is 103 km. to the northeast. Neighboring municipalities are:

, Claro dos Poções,

Coração de Jesus Coração de Jesus is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 the population was 26,611 in a total area of 2,236 km2. It became a municipality in 1912.

. Jequitaí is part of the statistical microregion of Pirapora.

Economic activities

The most important economic activities are cattle raising (41,000 head in 2006) and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$30,637,000. The most important agricultural crops are bananas, coconuts, rice, sugarcane, beans and corn. There were 314 automobiles. In the rural area there were 514 producers. The total area of agricultural land was 45,000 hectares in 2006, of which 8,500 ha. were planted in crops. As of 2006 there were 99 tractors. In the urban area there was one banking agency in 2006.

Health and education

This municipality is isolated from major population centers and suffers from drought and poor soils. *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 ...

: 0.705 (2000) *State ranking: 521 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000 *National ranking: 2,903 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 Municipalities of Brazil, 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. Histor ...

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

São Caetano do Sul São Caetano do Sul (; " Saint Cajetan of the South"), or simply São Caetano, 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 ...

in São Paulo with 0.919, while the lowest was Setubinha. *Degree of urbanization: 68.35% (2000) *Infant mortality rate: 28.37 (2000) The rate for Minas Gerais was 17.40; the rate for Brazil was 18.91. *Illiteracy rate: 24.74% (15 years old or older)(Data from 2000) The rate for Minas Gerais was 11.96; the rate for Brazil was 13.63 *Urban area covered by sewage system: 0.20%--the rate for Minas Gerais was 81.39% *Health centers and hospitals: 05 health centerS. There were no hospitals. The nearest hospital was in

References

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