Jequitinhonha (pronounced as //ʒekitiˈɲoɲɐ/, [ʒekitʃ͡iˈɲoɲɐ]/) is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais.
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1356 |
| Postal2 Code: | +55 33 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | Area code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 39960-000 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Utc Offset: | -3 |
| Timezone1: | BRT |
| Population Demonym: | Jequitinhonhense |
| Population Density Km2: | 7.3 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 25,474[1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3 514 |
| Leader Name: | Nilo Barbuda Souto (PDT) |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Established Date: | 30 August 1911 |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Subdivision Name1: | Minas Gerais |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Website: | jequitinhonha.mg.gov.br |
The population was estimated to be 25,474 people living in a total area of 3,518 km².[2] The city belongs to the mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the microregion of Almenara.[3]
Jequitinhonha is located on the river of the same name. The elevation is 223 meters. It became a municipality in 1911. The distance to the state capital, Belo Horizonte is 582 km.
Neighboring municipalities are: Joaíma, Felisburgo, Rubim, Almenara and Pedra Azul.
The municipality contains most of the Mata Escura Biological Reserve, created in 2003.
The main economic activities are cattle raising and the cultivation of coffee, sugarcane and corn. The GDP in 2006 was R$66,471,000. There were 02 banking agencies . In the same year there were 699 automobiles, which was a ratio of one automobile for every 30 people. In the rural area there were 1,905 producers of which only 51 had tractors. There were 88,000 head of cattle in 2006.[4] This municipality is isolated from major population centers and suffers from drought and poor soils.