Jequitaí is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2007 the population was 8,029 in a total area of 1,268 km². It became a municipality in 1948.[1][2]
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Jequitaí is located on the Jequitaí River, a tributary of the São Francisco River at an elevation of 517 meters. It is east of the nearest population center, Pirapora, which lies at a distance of 66 km. Montes Claros is 103 km. to the northeast. Neighboring municipalties are: Pirapora, Claro dos Poções, Coração de Jesus. Jequitaí is part of the statistical microregion of Pirapora.[3]
The most important economic activities are cattle raising (41,000 head in 2006) and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$ 30,637,000. The most important agricultural crops are bananas, coconuts, rice, sugarcane, beans and corn. There were 314 automobiles. In the rural area there were 514 producers. The total area of agricultural land was 45,000 hectares in 2006, of which 8,500 ha. were planted in crops. As of 2006 there were 99 tractors. In the urban area there was one banking agency in 2006.[2]
This municipality is isolated from major population centers and suffers from drought and poor soils.
The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was Poços de Caldas with 0.841, while the lowest was Setubinha with 0.568. Nationally the highest was São Caetano do Sul in São Paulo with 0.919, while the lowest was Setubinha.[4]