Itacarambi 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

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

. As of 2007 the population was 17,626 in an area of 1,252 km².

• The elevation of the municipal seat is 445 meters.
• It became a municipality in 1962.
• The postal code (CEP) is 39470-000.
• 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 on the left bank of the São Francisco River

São Francisco River

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 between Januária and Manga

Manga, Minas Gerais

Manga is a municipality in the north of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. As of 2007 the population was 20,903 in an area of 1,968 km².*The elevation of the municipal seat is 445 meters.*It became a municipality in 1997*The postal code is 39467-000...

. It is connected to Januária by paved BR-135. The distance is 63 km.

The economy is based on agriculture with emphasis on cattle raising. There were 39,000 head in 2006. The main agricultural crops were corn, manioc, sugarcane, and mamona--castor oil plant. The GDP was R$65,000,000 in 2005.

• Municipal Human Development Index
  Human Development Index
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  : .622 (2000)
• State ranking: 801 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
• National ranking: 4,267 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000

(For the complete list see Frigoletto)

See also

• List of municipalities in Minas Gerais