Poté

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title: "Poté" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["municipalities-in-minas-gerais"] description: "Municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil" topic_path: "general/municipalities-in-minas-gerais" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poté" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil ::

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Field	Value
name	Poté
native_name_lang
image_flag	BANDEIRA Poté MG.jpg
image_caption	Flag of Poté
image_map	MinasGerais Municip Pote.svg
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Brazil
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Minas Gerais
subdivision_type3	Intermediate Geographic Region
subdivision_name3	Teófilo Otoni
subdivision_type4	Immediate Geographic Region
subdivision_name4	Teófilo Otoni
elevation_m	549
timezone	BRT
utc_offset	−3
population_as_of	2020
population_total	16,616
website
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Poté is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was estimated to be 16,616 people living in a total area of 632 km2. The city is part of the Immediate Geographic Region of Teófilo Otoni. It became a municipality in 1938.

Name

The name is derived from a semi-legendary figure called Poté, who was an indigenous leader of the Botocudo, the first inhabitants of the region.

Geography

Poté is located at an elevation of 549 meters, 40 km. west of Teófilo Otoni. The distance to the state capital, Belo Horizonte, is 486 km. Neighboring municipalities are: Ladainha, Teófilo Otoni, Itambacuri, Franciscópolis, and Malacacheta.

Economy

The main economic activities of Poté are services, small industries, and agriculture. A large percentage of the population lives in the rural area and is engaged in subsistence farming. The GDP in 2005 was approximately , with R$30 million from services, R$3 million from industry, and R$6 million from agriculture. There were 513 rural producers on 24,000 hectares of land. Only 24 farms had tractors (2006). Approximately 1,500 persons were dependent on agriculture. The main cash crop was coffee while sugarcane, beans, and corn were grown on a small scale. There were 27,000 head of cattle (2006). There was one bank (2007) and 562 automobiles (687 motorcycles), giving a ratio of 26 inhabitants per automobile.

Health and education

There were 7 health clinics and 1 hospital with 34 beds. Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to Teófilo Otoni. Educational needs were met by 22 primary schools, 1 middle school, and 6 pre-primary schools.

• Municipal Human Development Index: 0.642 (2000)
• State ranking: 767 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
• National ranking: 3,886 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
• Literacy rate: 67%
• Life expectancy: 65 (average of males and females)

In 2000, the per-capita monthly income of was well below the state and national average of R$276.00 and R$297.00 respectively.

The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was Poços de Caldas, with 0.841, while the lowest was Setubinha, with 0.568. Nationally, the highest was São Caetano do Sul in São Paulo, with 0.919, while the lowest was Setubinha. In more recent statistics (considering 5,507 municipalities), Manari in the state of Pernambuco has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place.

• Percentage of population aged less than 5 years old: 10.17% (2000)
• Percentage of population aged 10–19: 24.11%
• Percentage of population aged 60 or more: 12.18%
• Percentage of urbanization: 55.49%
• Percentage of urban residences connected to sewage system: 37.90%
• Infant mortality rate: 3.97% (in 1,000 live births)

References

References

1. [https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/mg/pote/panorama IBGE 2020]
2. [http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php IBGE]
3. [http://www.pote.mg.gov.br/ Prefeitura Municipal de Poté]
4. [http://www.citybrazil.com.br/mg/regioes/teofilootoni/ Citybrazil] {{webarchive. link. (13 June 2008)
5. [http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php IBGE]
6. [http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php IBGE]
7. [http://www.frigoletto.com.br/GeoEcon/idhmg.htm Frigoletto]
8. [http://www.frigoletto.com.br/GeoEcon/idhmg.htm Frigoletto]
9. [http://dtr2002.saude.gov.br/caadab/indicadores/minas/POTE.pdf Indicadores Minas] {{webarchive. link. (23 February 2012)

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