São João da Ponte is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...

. As of 2007, the population numbered 26,091 within the total area of 1,849 km². The elevation is 561 meters. It became a municipality in 1943.

The city is part of the IBGE statistical microregion of Montes Claros

Montes Claros

Montes Claros is a city located in northern Minas Gerais state, in Brazil. The estimated population in 2010 was 412,284 inhabitants and the total area of the municipality was 3,470 km²...

; the distance to the city of Montes Claros is 107 kilometers. Neighboring municipalities are: Ibiracatu

Ibiracatu

Ibiracatu is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2007 the population was 5,898 in a total area of 359 km². It became a municipality in 1995.-Location and distances:...

, Varzelândia

Varzelândia

Varzelândia is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 19,137 in a total area of 804 km². It became a municipality in 1962.-Location:...

, Verdelândia

Verdelândia

Verdelândia is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 8,029 in a total area of 1,452 km². It became a municipality in 1997.-Location:...

, Lontra

Lontra

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, Japonvar

Japonvar

Japonvar is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2007 the population was 8,232 in a total area of 376 km². It became a municipality in 1997.-Location and distances:...

, Janaúba

Janaúba

Janaúba is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In 2007 the population was 65,387 in a total area of 2,189 km2. The elevation is 692 meters above sea level.-Location:...

, Patis

Patis

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, Montes Claros

Montes Claros

Montes Claros is a city located in northern Minas Gerais state, in Brazil. The estimated population in 2010 was 412,284 inhabitants and the total area of the municipality was 3,470 km²...

 and Capitão Enéas

Capitão Enéas

Capitão Enéas is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 14,106 in a total area of 970 km²....

.

The principal economic activities of the municipality include cattle raising (109,000 head in 2006) and agriculture, with the main crops being rice, sugarcane, corn, sorghum, and bananas. In addition, there are also a number of small transformation industries. The GDP of the municipality is R$ 64,761,000 (as of 2005). The rural area employs as many as 11,000 workers in 3,405 establishments; however, only about 127 of the farms have tractors. There are 466 automobiles in all of the municipality.

Health and education

The health care system of the municipality includes 12 clinics and one hospital with 58 beds, whereas the educational sector is based upon 50 primary schools and four middle schools.

• MHDI: .626
• State ranking: 795 out of 853 municipalities
• National ranking: 4,203 out of 5,138 municipalities
• Life expectancy: 67
• Literacy rate: 62

The highest ranking municipality in the Minas Gerais statistical region is Poços de Caldas

Poços de Caldas

Poços de Caldas is a city and municipality in south-western Minas Gerais state, Brazil, in the microregion of the same name. Its estimated population in 2009 was 151,449 inhabitants...

 with a MHDI of 0.841, while the lowest is Setubinha

Setubinha

Setubinha is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 10,834 in a total area of 536 km². The elevation is 729 metres. It is part of the IBGE statistical microregion of Teófilo Otoni...

 with a MHDI of 0.568 (as of 2000). Nationally, the highest is São Caetano do Sul

São Caetano do Sul

São Caetano do Sul is a city in São Paulo state in Brazil, located in the Greater São Paulo Metropolitan Area. It is the city with the highest per capita income in Brazil and it also has the highest Human Development Index .-Geography:São Caetano do Sul is located on a plateau that is part of the...

 in the São Paulo region with a value of 0.919, while the lowest was Setubinha.

See also

• List of municipalities in Minas Gerais