Angelândia | |
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| Municipality of Angelândia | |
 Location of Angelândia | |
  Angelândia Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates:17°43′48″S42°15′7″W / 17.73000°S 42.25194°W /-17.73000; -42.25194 | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State |  Minas Gerais |
| Intermediate Geographic Region | Teófilo Otoni |
| Immediate Geographic Region | Capelinha |
Angelândia is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state ofMinas Gerais. As of 2020[update] the population was 8,557 in a total area of 185 km2 (71 sq mi).[1] Its elevation is 891 meters.[2] The city is part of theImmediate Geographic Region of Capelinha. It became a municipality in 1995.
Neighboring municipalities are:Minas Novas,Novo Cruzeiro, andSetubinha. The distance toBelo Horizonte is 449 km.[3]
The economy is based on cattle raising and agriculture, with the main crops being coffee, sugarcane, and corn. There were plantations of eucalyptus trees for charcoal production. In 2005 there were 690 rural producers but only 39 tractors. As of 2005[update] there were no hospitals and 1 public health clinic. Educational needs were met by 9 primary schools and 1 middle school. There were 198 automobiles in 2006, giving a ratio of 40 inhabitants per automobile. There were no banks in 2007.[4]
Angelândia is ranked very 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 ofPoços de Caldas, which had an MHDI of .841, the highest in the state ofMinas Gerais. The highest in the country wasSão Caetano do Sul in the state ofSão Paulo with an MHDI of .919. The lowest wasManari in the state ofPernambuco with an MHDI of .467 out of a total of 5504 municipalities in the country as of 2004[update]. At last count Brazil had 5,561 municipalities so this might have changed at the time of this writing.[5]
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