Icaraí de Minas is a municipality in the north of the 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...

 in Brazil

Brazil

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. As of 2007 the population was 10,331 in an area of 617 km².

• The elevation of the municipal seat is 595 meters.
• It became a municipality in 1993.
• The postal code (CEP) is 39318-000.
• Statistical microregion: Januária
  Januária
  Januária, known as "The Queen of the Beautiful Waters" is a city and municipality in northern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. It is located on the left bank of the São Francisco River...
  
  

Icaraí de Minas is located south of São Francisco

São Francisco, Minas Gerais

For São Francisco in the state of Pernambuco see São Francisco, PernambucoSão Francisco is a municipality in the north of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. As of 2007 the population was 52,985 in an area of 3,300 km². The elevation of the municipal seat is 695 meters. It became a...

 and northwest 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...

. It is connected to major population centers by dirt roads.

The economy is based on agriculture with emphasis on cattle raising. There were 34,000 head in 2006. The main agricultural crops were corn, manioc, sugarcane, and rice. The GDP was R$24,717,000 in 2005.

• Municipal Human Development Index
  Human Development Index
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  : .650 (2000)
• State ranking: 742 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
• National ranking: 3,776 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000

(For the complete list see Frigoletto)