Jenipapo de Minas
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Jenipapo de Minas is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais
. As of 2007 the population was 6,905 in a total area of 284 km². The elevation of the town center is 521 meters. It is part of the IBGE statistical meso-region of Jequitinhonha
and the micro-region of Capelinha
. It became a municipality in 1997.
The economy is based on charcoal production, cattle raising and subsistence agriculture, with the main crops being beans, manioc, sugarcane, and corn. There are extensive plantations of eucalyptus trees for charcoal production. In 2005 there were 642 rural producers but only 5 tractors. As of 2005 there were 3 public health clinics. Educational needs were met by 15 primary schools and 1 middle school. There were 64 automobiles in 2006, giving a ratio of 107 inhabitants per automobile (there were 293 motorcycles). There were no banks in 2007.
Neighboring municipalities are: Araçuaí
and Francisco Badaró
. The distance to Belo Horizonte
is 734 km.
Social Indicators
Jenipapo de Minas is ranked low on the MHDI and was one of the poorest municipalities in the state and in the country in 2000.
The above figures can be compared with those of Poços de Caldas
, which had an MHDI of .841, the highest in the state of Minas Gerais
. The highest in the country was São Caetano do Sul
in the state of São Paulo
with an MHDI of .919. The lowest was Manari in the state of Pernambuco
with an MHDI of .467 out of a total of 5504 municipalities in the country as of 2004. At last count Brazil had 5,561 municipalities so this might have changed at the time of this writing.
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...
. As of 2007 the population was 6,905 in a total area of 284 km². The elevation of the town center is 521 meters. It is part of the IBGE statistical meso-region of Jequitinhonha
Jequitinhonha
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. ...
and the micro-region of Capelinha
Capelinha
Capelinha is a Brazilian municipality located in the north-center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 33,061 living in a total area of 966 km². The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the statistical microregion of Capelinha. It became a...
. It became a municipality in 1997.
The economy is based on charcoal production, cattle raising and subsistence agriculture, with the main crops being beans, manioc, sugarcane, and corn. There are extensive plantations of eucalyptus trees for charcoal production. In 2005 there were 642 rural producers but only 5 tractors. As of 2005 there were 3 public health clinics. Educational needs were met by 15 primary schools and 1 middle school. There were 64 automobiles in 2006, giving a ratio of 107 inhabitants per automobile (there were 293 motorcycles). There were no banks in 2007.
Neighboring municipalities are: Araçuaí
Araçuaí
Araçuaí is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais in the Jequitinhonha River valley. The Araçuaí River, a tribuatary of the Jequitinhonha, flows through it.. Its population as of 2007 was estimated to be 36,083 people living in a total area of 2,235 km²....
and Francisco Badaró
Francisco Badaró
Francisco Badaró is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 10,269 in a total area of 463 km². The elevation of the town center is 398 meters. It is part of the IBGE statistical meso-region of Jequitinhonha and the micro-region...
. The distance to Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte is the capital of and largest city in the state of Minas Gerais, located in the southeastern region of Brazil. It is the third largest metropolitan area in the country...
is 734 km.
Social Indicators
Jenipapo de Minas is ranked low on the MHDI and was one of the poorest municipalities in the state and in the country in 2000.
- MHDI: .618 (2000)
- State ranking: 809 out of 853 municipalities
- National ranking: 4,349 out of 5,138 municipalities in 2000
- Life expectancy: 64
- Literacy rate: 64
- Combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrolment ratio: .763
- Per capita income (monthly): R$84.00
The above figures can be compared with those of Poços de Caldas
Poços de Caldas
Poços de Caldas is a city and municipality in south-western Minas Gerais state, Brazil, in the microregion of the same name. Its estimated population in 2009 was 151,449 inhabitants...
, which had an MHDI of .841, the highest in the state of Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...
. The highest in the country was São Caetano do Sul
São Caetano do Sul
São Caetano do Sul is a city in São Paulo state in Brazil, located in the Greater São Paulo Metropolitan Area. It is the city with the highest per capita income in Brazil and it also has the highest Human Development Index .-Geography:São Caetano do Sul is located on a plateau that is part of the...
in the state of São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
with an MHDI of .919. The lowest was Manari in the state of Pernambuco
Pernambuco
Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...
with an MHDI of .467 out of a total of 5504 municipalities in the country as of 2004. At last count Brazil had 5,561 municipalities so this might have changed at the time of this writing.
See also
- List of municipalities in Minas Gerais