Inimutaba is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast 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...

. Its population as of 2007 was 6,420 living in a total area of 529 km². The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion

Mesoregion (Brazil)

Mesoregions are subdivisions of Brazilian states, grouping together various municipalities in proximity and with common characteristics. They were created by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics for statistical purposes and do not, therefore, constitute an administrative area....

 of Central Mineira and to the statistical microregion

Microregion (Brazil)

Microregions are legally defined administrative areas in Brazil consisting of groups of municipalities bordering urban areas. Microregions are grouped together into mesoregions....

 of Curvelo

Curvelo

Curvelo is a city and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is located in the geodesic centre of Minas Gerais, 170 km. north of the capital, Belo Horizonte, and connected to the capital by highways MG 135 and BR 040. Its estimated population is 74.409 inhabitants and the...

. It became a municipality in 1962.

Location

Inimutaba is located at an elevation of 630 meters on highway BR-259 (Felixlândia

Felixlândia

Felixlândia is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 13,618 living in a total area of 1,553 km². The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Central Mineira and to the statistical microregion of Curvelo. It became a...

 to Diamantina). The nearest major population center is Curvelo

Curvelo

Curvelo is a city and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is located in the geodesic centre of Minas Gerais, 170 km. north of the capital, Belo Horizonte, and connected to the capital by highways MG 135 and BR 040. Its estimated population is 74.409 inhabitants and the...

.

The distance to Curvelo

Curvelo

Curvelo is a city and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is located in the geodesic centre of Minas Gerais, 170 km. north of the capital, Belo Horizonte, and connected to the capital by highways MG 135 and BR 040. Its estimated population is 74.409 inhabitants and the...

 is 6 km; and the distance to the state capital, Belo Horizonte

Belo Horizonte

Belo Horizonte is the capital of and largest city in the state of Minas Gerais, located in the southeastern region of Brazil. It is the third largest metropolitan area in the country...

, is 175 km. Neighboring municipalities are: Curvelo

Curvelo

Curvelo is a city and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is located in the geodesic centre of Minas Gerais, 170 km. north of the capital, Belo Horizonte, and connected to the capital by highways MG 135 and BR 040. Its estimated population is 74.409 inhabitants and the...

 and Presidente Juscelino

Presidente Juscelino

For the municipality in Maranhão see Presidente Juscelino, MaranhãoPresidente Juscelino is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 4,257 living in a total area of 696 km². The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of...

.

History

Inimutaba began in the nineteenth century with the construction of a textile factory called Fiação e Tecelagem Cedro e Cachoeira. The name of the town is derived from this industry as it means "village of weavers" in the indigenous language. In the early nineties the factory closed and the town went through a period of economic depression.

Industries

The main economic activities are services, small industries, and agriculture. The production of charcoal from eucalyptus plantations is also important. The GDP in 2005 was R$29 million, with 15 million from services, 6 million from industry, and 5 million from agriculture. There were 222 rural producers on 19,000 hectares of land. Only 40 farms had tractors (2006). Approximately 1,700 persons were dependent on agriculture. The main crops were sugarcane, beans, and corn. There were 19,000 head of cattle (2006). There were no banks (2007) and 382 automobiles (353 motorcycles), giving a ratio of 17 inhabitants per automobile.

Human development

There were 2 health clinics in 2005. Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to Belo Horizonte or Curvelo. Educational needs were met by 7 primary schools, 1 middle schools, and 4 pre-primary schools.

• Municipal Human Development Index
  Human Development Index
  The Human Development Index is a composite statistic used to rank countries by level of "human development" and separate "very high human development", "high human development", "medium human development", and "low human development" countries...
  
  : 0.691 (2000)
• State ranking: 583 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
• National ranking: 3,134 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
• Literacy rate: 82%
• Life expectancy: 66 (average of males and females)

In 2000 the per capita income of R$124.00 was well below the state and national average of R$276.00 and R$297.00 respectively.

See also

• List of municipalities in Minas Gerais