Jenipapo de Minas is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020[update] the population was 7,738 in a total area of 284 km².[1] The elevation of the town center is 521 meters. It is part of the IBGE statistical meso-region of Jequitinhonha and the micro-region of Capelinha. It became a municipality in 1997.
The economy is based on charcoal production, cattle raising and subsistence agriculture, with the main crops being beans, manioc, sugarcane, and corn. There are extensive plantations of eucalyptus trees for charcoal production. In 2005 there were 642 rural producers but only 5 tractors. As of 2005[update] there were 3 public health clinics. Educational needs were met by 15 primary schools and 1 middle school. There were 64 automobiles in 2006, giving a ratio of 107 inhabitants per automobile (there were 293 motorcycles). There were no banks in 2007.[2]
Neighboring municipalities are: Araçuaí and Francisco Badaró. The distance to Belo Horizonte is 734 km.[3]
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ IBGE Archived 2007-01-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Distancias Minas Gerais". Archived from the original on 2010-07-07. Retrieved 2008-07-22.