Novo Oriente de Minas


Novo Oriente de Minas is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. the population was 10,327 in a total area of. The elevation is. It became a municipality in 1997. The postal code is 39817-000.
Novo Oriente de Minas is part of the statistical microregion of Teófilo Otoni. It is connected by poor roads to the regional center of Teófilo Otoni to the southwest away.
This is one of the poorest municipalities in the state and in the country. The main economic activities are cattle raising and farming with modest production of coffee, sugarcane, and bananas. In 2006 there were 300 rural producers with a total area of. Cropland made up. There were only five tractors. In the urban area there were no financial institutions as of 2006. There were 125 automobiles, giving a ratio of about one automobile for every 80 inhabitants. Health care was provided by four public health clinics. There were no hospitals.

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