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Itamarandiba (Portuguese pronunciation: [itamaɾɐ̃'ʤibɐ]) is a Brazilian municipality located in the north-center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020^[update] was 34,936 living in a total area of 2,736 km².

Itamarandiba
Municipality
Município de Itamarandiba Municipality of Itamarandiba
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Nickname(s):  Brazilian Capital of Eucalyptus Minas' Capital of Honey Ita ItaCity (Portuguese pronunciation: [itɐ'siʧi])
Location in Minas Gerais
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	Minas Gerais
Founded	June 24, 1675
Incorporated (as city)	June 24, 1675
Government
• Mayor	Luís Fernando Alves (PTdoB)
Area
• Total	2,736 km2 (1,056 sq mi)
Elevation	910 m (2,990 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	34,936
Demonym(s)	Itamarandibano (Portuguese pronunciation: [itamarɐ̃ʤi'bɐnʊ])[2]
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code	39.670-000
Area code(s)	(+55) 38
Website	Town Hall of Itamarandiba

Location

The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the statistical microregion of Capelinha. It became a municipality in 1862.[3]

Itamarandiba is located at an elevation of 910 meters near the headwaters of the Rio Araçuai, which flows north into the Jequitinhonha River. It is northeast of Diamantina, Highway access is made by BR-451 and MG-214. This is one principal city of region.

The distance to Belo Horizonte is 380 km. Neighboring municipalities are: Diamantina, Aricanduva, Carbonita, Turmalina, Capelinha, Senador Modestino Gonçalves, Veredinha, Rio Vermelho, São Sebastião do Maranhão, Água Boa, and Coluna.[4]

The municipality contains the 13,654 hectares (33,740 acres) Serra Negra State Park, created in 1998.[5]

Economy

The main economic activities are services, agriculture, and small industries. The planting of eucalyptus for charcoal production is important and coffee cultivation has been increasing in recent years. The GDP in 2005 was R$94 million, with 60 million from services, 7 million from industry, and 20 million from agriculture. There were 1,981 rural producers on 84,000 hectares of land. Only 93 farms had tractors (2006). The main crops (2007) were eucalyptus trees, sugarcane, coffee (800 hectares), beans, and corn (2,600 hectares). There were 30,000 head of cattle (2006). In 2007 there was 1 bank.[2]

Social indicators

Itamarandiba is ranked in the bottom tier of municipalities in the state in human development.

• Municipal Human Development Index: 0.663 (2000)
• State ranking: 699 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000^[update]
• National ranking: 3565 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000^[update]
• Literacy rate: 72%
• Life expectancy: 67 (average of males and females)[6]

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.[6]

There were 17 health clinics and 2 hospitals with 90 beds in 2005. Educational needs were met by 44 primary schools and 1 middle school. There were campuses of a private college and a public college.[2]

See also

• List of municipalities in Minas Gerais

References

На других языках

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- [en] Itamarandiba

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[ru] Итамарандиба

Итамарандиба (порт. Itamarandiba) — муниципалитет в Бразилии, входит в штат Минас-Жерайс. Составная часть мезорегиона Жекитиньонья. Входит в экономико-статистический микрорегион Капелинья. Население составляет 31 883 человека на 2007 год. Занимает площадь 2 736,096 км². Плотность населения — 11,0 чел./км².

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