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Santa Helena de Minas is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020[update] the population was 6,386 in a total area of 277 square kilometres (107 sq mi).[1] The elevation is 312 metres (1,024 ft). It became a municipality in 1997.
Santa Helena de Minas is part of the statistical microregion of Nanuque.
This is one of the poorest municipalities in the state and in the country. The main economic activities are cattle raising (7,000 head in 2006) and farming with modest production of bananas, coffee, and corn. In 2006 there were 289 rural producers with a total area of 25,033 hectares (61,860 acres). Cropland made up 3,600 hectares (8,900 acres). There were only three tractors. In the urban area there were no financial institutions as of 2006[update]. There were 90 automobiles, giving a ratio of about one automobile for every 65 inhabitants. Health care was provided by four public health clinics. There were no hospitals.