Umburatiba is aBrazilianmunicipality located in the north-east of thestate ofMinas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 2,596 living in a total area of 405 km2.[1] The city belongs to the statisticalmesoregion ofVale do Mucuri and to the statisticalmicroregion ofNanuque. It became a municipality in 1962.[2]
Umburatiba is located at an elevation of 238 meters on the state boundary withBahia. The nearest major population center isNanuque.
The distance toNanuque is 100 km; and the distance to the state capital,Belo Horizonte, is 673 km. Neighboring municipalities are:Machacalis,Bertópolis, Carlos Chagas,Itanhém (Bahia), andMedeiros Neto (Bahia).[3]
The main economic activities are services, small industries, andsubsistence agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$12 million, with 7 million from services, 1 million from industry, and 4 million from agriculture. There were 97 rural producers on 65,000 hectares of land. Only 9 farms had tractors (2006). 300 persons were dependent on agriculture. The main crops were coconuts, sugarcane, beans, and corn. There were 29,000 head of cattle (2006). There were no banks (2007) and 60 automobiles (74 motorcycles), giving a ratio of 45 inhabitants per automobile.[4]
The social indicators rank it in the bottom tier of municipalities in the state.
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.[7]
There were 4 health clinics (2 specialized) (2006). Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to Nanuque. Educational needs were met by 3 primary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 pre-primary schools.[8]
17°15′21″S40°34′22″W / 17.25583°S 40.57278°W /-17.25583; -40.57278
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