Caraí | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in thestate of Minas Gerais | |
  Caraí Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates:17°11′20″S41°41′42″W / 17.18889°S 41.69500°W /-17.18889; -41.69500 | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Intermediate Geographic Region | Teófilo Otoni |
| Immediate Geographic Region | Teófilo Otoni |
| Incorporated (municipality) | 27 December 1948 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Heber Gomes Neiva |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,242.345 km2 (479.672 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 750 m (2,460 ft) |
| Population (2020[2]) | |
• Total | 23,780 |
| • Density | 19.14/km2 (49.58/sq mi) |
| Demonym | caraiense[3] |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| CEP postal code | 39810-000 |
| Area code | 33 |
| Website | carai.mg.gov.br |
Caraí is aBrazilianmunicipality located in the northeast of thestate ofMinas Gerais. Its population as of 2020[update] was estimated to be 23,780 people living in a total area of 1,240 km2. The city is part of theImmediate Geographic Region of Teófilo Otoni. The elevation of the municipal seat is 750 meters. It became a municipality in 1948.
The economy is based on cattle raising, services, andsubsistence agriculture, with the main crops being coffee (2,600 ha.), rice, beans, sugarcane, and corn. The cattle herd had 17,000 head in 2006. In 2005 there were 2633 rural producers but only 20 tractors. 8,700 people were dependent on agriculture. As of 2005[update] there were 8 public health clinics, with none carrying out diagnosis and complete therapy. There was one hospital with 35 beds. Educational needs were met by 29 primary schools, 3 middle schools and 7 nursery schools. There were 231 automobiles in 2006, giving a ratio of 90 inhabitants per automobile (there were 525 motorcycles). There was 1 bank in 2007.[4]
Neighboring municipalities are:Padre Paraíso -Catuji -Itaipé -Novo Cruzeiro -Araçuaí. The distance toBelo Horizonte, the state capital, is 536 km. The distance to the nearest major population center,Teófilo Otoni, is 80 km.[5][6]
Caraí 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 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].[7]
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