Ubaí is amunicipality in the north of theBrazilianstate ofMinas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 12,599 in a total area of 821 km2.[1] It became a municipality in 1962.
Ubaí is located at an elevation of 608 meters between theSão Francisco River andBrasília de Minas. It is connected by state highway (partially paved) toSão Romão on theSão Francisco River. It belongs to the statistical microregion ofMontes Claros. Neighboring municipalities arePonto Chique,São Romão,Campo Azul,Luislândia andIcaraí de Minas. The Rio Gameleiras crosses the south of the municipal area.
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The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, andsubsistence agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$ 29,109,000. Ubaí is in the bottom tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. It suffers from isolation, poor soils, and periodic drought. As of 2007 there was 01 banking agency in the town. There was a small retail commerce serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands. In the rural area there were 858 establishments employing about 2,500 workers. Only 37 of the farms had tractors. There were 101 automobiles in all of the municipality. There were 35,000 head of cattle in 2006. The crops with a planted area of more than 100 hectares were beans, sugarcane, manioc, and corn.[2]
In the health sector there were 09 clinics and no hospitals. In the educational sector there were 21 primary schools and 02 middle schools.[2]
The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 wasPoços de Caldas with 0.841, while the lowest wasSetubinha with 0.568. Nationally the highest wasSão 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 ofPernambuco has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place.[3]