| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Minas Gerais |
| Area Total Km2: | 5238 |
| Population Total: | 25013 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 538 |
| Postal Code: | 30455-610 |
| Established Date: | 1962 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Keny Soares Rodrigues |
| Coordinates: | -15.6178°N -46.4228°W |
Buritis is a municipality in northern Minas Gerais state in Brazil. It is located just south of the Urucuia River, which is a tributary of the São Francisco River.
Surrounding municipalities are Formoso, Arinos, Unaí, and Formosa.There are highway connections linking Buritis with Formosa (approximately 130 km to the west taking BR-030), Unaí (approximately 130 km to the southwest), and Arinos (approximately 110 km. to the southeast).
The municipality contains 21% of the Jaci Paraná Extractive Reserve, created in 1996.It contains part of the Bom Futuro National Forest, established in 1988.
The economy is based on cattle raising (88,000 in 2006) and agriculture. Buritis is a large producer of soybeans, beans, and corn. There were some small transformation industries (41 in 2005) and commercial retail establishments (277 in 2005). There were 19 restaurants and small hotels employing 10 workers in 2005. Outside agriculture, the biggest employer in the town was probably public administration with 634 salaried workers in 2005. In 2007 there were 2 financial institutions in the city.
Main agricultural crops in planted area (2006)
Farm data for 2006
The Urucuia waterfall, located on the road that links Buritis to Arinos, has become a tourist attraction. Nearby are the low mountains of Taquaril, Olhos D´água, Bonito, Bonita, São Vicente, Serra Geral and Morcego.