Manga 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' ...

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 ...

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. It is located on the left bank 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 ...

. It is connected to

Januária Januária is a municipality in northern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. It is located on the left bank of the São Francisco River. The population was 67,852 inhabitants (IBGE 2020) and the area of the municipality was 6,691 km2 (2007). Muni ...

by paved BR-135, anis 112 km away. Neighboring municipalities are

Matias Cardoso Matias Cardoso is a municipality in the north of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. Geography Matias Cardoso is located on the right bank of the São Francisco River. It is 10 km. south of Manga and is 72 km. northwest of Jaíba. As of 2020 ...

Montalvânia Montalvânia is a municipality in the northernmost point of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. As of 2020 the population was 14,747 in an area of 1,484.388 km2. The elevation of the municipal seat is 510 meters, the postal code (CEP) is 394 ...

Miravânia Miravânia is a municipality in the north of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. As of 2020 the population was 4,914 in an area of 603 km². It is located on the left bank of the São Francisco River. It is connected by dirt road to São J ...

Juvenília Juvenília is a municipality in the north of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. the population was 5,715 in an area of 1,065 km². *The elevation of the municipal seat is 445 meters. *It became a municipality in 1997 after being emanc ...

, and

São João das Missões São João das Missões is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 13,125 in a total area of 675 km². The elevation is 501 meters. It became a municipality in 1997. São João d ...

. The distance to the state capital is 720 km. As of 2020 the population was 18,226 in an area of 1,950 km². The economy is based on agriculture with emphasis on cattle raising. There were 54,000 head in 2006. The main agricultural crops were bananas, lemons, mangoes, rice, corn, manioc, sorghum, sugarcane, and mamona (

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plant). The GDP was R$76,786,000 in 2005. This municipality is extremely isolated from major population centers and suffers from drought and poor soils. It is one of the poorest in the state and in the country.

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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 ...

: .603 (2000) *State ranking: 829 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000 *National ranking: 4,603 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000 *Illiteracy rate: 28.13% (older than 16) – the rate for the state was 11.96% (2000) *Infant mortality rate: 34.48 – the rate for the state was 17.40 (2000) *Urbanization rate: 63% – the rate for the state was 80% (2000) *Urban area connected to sewers: 0.70% – the state was 81.39% (2000) *Urban area with garbage collection: 71.56% – the state was 91.37 (2000)

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Municipalities in Minas Gerais

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