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Chapada do Norte
Municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Chapada do Norte |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| image_flag | Chapada do Nortemgbandeira.png |
| image_shield | Chapada do Nortemgbrasao.png |
| image_map | MinasGerais Municip ChapadadoNorte.svg |
| mapsize | 250px |
| map_caption | Location in Minas Gerais |
| pushpin_map | Brazil |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Brazil |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Brazil |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Southeast |
| subdivision_type2 | State |
| subdivision_name2 | Minas Gerais |
| subdivision_type3 | Intermediate Geographic Region |
| subdivision_name3 | Teófilo Otoni |
| subdivision_type4 | Immediate Geographic Region |
| subdivision_name4 | Capelinha |
| area_total_km2 | 830.833 |
| population_total | 10,337 |
| population_as_of | 2022 |
| population_density_km2 | 12.44 |
| population_demonym | chapadense |
| timezone | BRT |
| utc_offset | −3 |
| website | [www.chapadadonorte.mg.gov.br](http://www.chapadadonorte.mg.gov.br) |
Chapada do Norte is a Brazilian municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. , the population was 15,345 in a total area of 828 km2. The elevation of the town center is 751 meters. It is part of the IBGE statistical meso-region of Jequitinhonha and the micro-region of Capelinha. It became a municipality in 1963.
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 2150 rural producers but only 4 tractors. there were 7 public health clinics. Educational needs were met by 33 primary schools and 4 middle schools. There were 185 automobiles in 2006, giving a ratio of 83 inhabitants per automobile (there were 461 motorcycles). There was one bank in 2007.
Neighboring municipalities are: Turmalina, Veredinha, Itamarandiba, Diamantina, Senador Modestino Gonçalves, and Bocaiúva. The distance to Belo Horizonte is 421 km. The nearest major population center, Itamarandiba, is 46 km on secondary roads. Highway access from the capital is made by Curvelo and Diamantina, via BR-040, BR-135, BR-259 and BR-367; from João Monlevade, Guanhães, São João Evangelista, Coluna, and Itamarandiba, via BR-381, MG-129, BR-120 and BR-451.
References
References
- [https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/mg/chapada-do-norte/panorama IBGE 2022]
- [https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/mg/chapada-do-norte/panorama IBGE 2020]
- [http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php IBGE] {{webarchive. link. (June 11, 2008)
- "Distancias Minas Gerais".
- "Citybrazil".
- [http://www.frigoletto.com.br/GeoEcon/idhmg.htm Frigoletto] {{webarchive. link. (2011-07-06)
- [http://dtr2002.saude.gov.br/caadab/indicadores/minas/CARBONITA.pdf Indicadores de Saúde] {{webarchive. link. (2011-07-06)
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Social indicators
Chapada do Norte 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 .