Capelinha
Capelinha is a Brazilian municipality located in the north-center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 38,057 living in a total area of. The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the statistical microregion of Capelinha. It became a municipality in 1913.
Geography
Capelinha is located at an elevation of 1100 meters between the Itamarandiba and the Fanado Rivers, both of which flows north into the Jequitinhonha River. It is northeast of Diamantina and Itamarandiba. Highway access is made by the BR-381, MG-434, BR-120, and MG-129.The distance to Diamantina is 176 km; Teófilo Otoni is 190 km; to Itamarandiba, 63; Km; and to Belo Horizonte, the state capital, 427 km. Neighboring municipalities are: Veredinha, Turmalina, Itamarandiba, Aricanduva, Minas Novas, Água Boa, Setubinha, and Angelândia.
Economy
The main economic activities are services, agriculture, and small industries. The planting of eucalyptus for charcoal production is important and coffee cultivation has been increasing in recent years. The GDP in 2005 was, with 83 million from services, 10 million from industry, and 40 million from agriculture. There were 1,344 rural producers on 40,000 hectares of land. Only 93 farms had tractors. The main crops were eucalyptus, sugarcane, coffee, beans, and corn. There were 13,000 head of cattle. In 2007 there were 3 banks.Social indicators
Capelinha is ranked in the bottom tier of municipalities in the state in human development.- Municipal Human Development Index: 0.664
- State ranking: 659 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
- National ranking: 3400 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
- Literacy rate: 73%
- Life expectancy: 66
There were 17 health clinics and 1 hospital with 103 beds in 2005. Educational needs were met by 41 primary schools and 3 middle schools.