Jequitinhonha

For the river, see Jequitinhonha River.
Location of Jequitinhonha within Minas Gerais

Jequitinhonha is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais.

The population as of 2007 was estimated to be 23,982 people living in a total area of 3,518 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the microregion of Almenara. [1]

Jequitinhonha is located on the river of the same name. The elevation is 223 meters. It became a municipality in 1911. The distance to the state capital, Belo Horizonte is 582 km.

Neighboring municipalities are: Joaíma, Felisburgo, Rubim, Almenara, Pedra Azul and Sao Pedro do Jequitinhonha.

The main economic activities are cattle raising and the cultivation of coffee, sugarcane and corn. The GDP in 2006 was R$66,471,000. There were 02 banking agencies as of 2007. In the same year there were 699 automobiles, which was a ratio of one automobile for every 30 people. In the rural area there were 1,905 producers of which only 51 had tractors. There were 88,000 head of cattle in 2006.[2]

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

References

  1. ↑ Citybrazil
  2. ↑ IBGE
  3. ↑ Frigoletto
  4. ↑ Data on Health and Education

See also

Coordinates: 16°26′S 41°00′W / 16.433°S 41.000°W / -16.433; -41.000

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