Jequitinhonha | |
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| Country | Brazil |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Intermediate Geographic Region | Teófilo Otoni |
| Immediate Geographic Region | Almenara |
| Incorporated | 30 August 1911 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nilo Barbuda Souto (PDT) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,514 km2 (1,357 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 25,474[1] |
| • Density | 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Jequitinhonhense |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal Code | 39960-000 |
| Area code(s) | +55 33 |
| Website | jequitinhonha.mg.gov.br |
Jequitinhonha (Brazilian Portuguese:[ʒekitʃiˈɲõɲɐ]) is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state ofMinas Gerais.
Thepopulation as of 2020[update] was estimated to be 25,474 people living in a total area of 3,518 km2.[1] The city belongs to the mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the microregion ofAlmenara.[2]
Jequitinhonha is located on theriver of the same name. The elevation is 223 meters. It became a municipality in 1911. The distance to the state capital,Belo Horizonte is 582 km.
Neighboring municipalities are:Joaíma,Felisburgo,Rubim,Almenara andPedra Azul.
The municipality contains most of the 50,890 hectares (125,800 acres)Mata Escura Biological Reserve, created in 2003.[3]
The main economic activities are cattle raising and the cultivation ofcoffee,sugarcane andcorn. The GDP in 2006 was R$66,471,000. There were 02 banking agencies as of 2007[update]. In the same year there were 699 automobiles, which was a ratio of one automobile for every 30 people. In the rural area there were 1,905 producers of which only 51 had tractors. There were 88,000 head of cattle in 2006.[4] This municipality is isolated from major population centers and suffers from drought and poor soils.
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