Caraí
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Caraí is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was estimated to be 23,780 people living in a total area of 1,240 km2. The city is part of the Immediate Geographic Region of Teófilo Otoni. The elevation of the municipal seat is 750 meters. It became a municipality in 1948.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Caraí is referenced by 657 other articles, and connects out to federative unit of Brazil, Brazil and São Paulo.
The entry is geolocated on the map in BR, across 2 mapped points.
It is catalogued under the topic Municipalities in Minas Gerais.
Its subject is documented across 28 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Caraí
- Settlement.image_flag
- File:Flag of Caraí - MG - Brazil.png
- Settlement.image_seal
- File:Coat of Arms of Caraí - MG - Brazil.png
- Settlement.image_map
- MinasGerais Municip Carai.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in the state of Minas Gerais
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Brazil
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Brazil
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Brazil
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Minas Gerais
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Intermediate Geographic Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Teófilo Otoni
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Immediate Geographic Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Teófilo Otoni
- Settlement.established_title
- Incorporated (municipality)
- Settlement.established_date
- 27 December 1948
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Brazil
- Demonym
- caraiense
- Country
- Brazil
- Located in
- Minas Gerais
- Population
- 21778
- Area
- 1240.160
- Elevation
- 817
- Shares border with
- Catuji
- Official website
- www.carai.mg.gov.br
- Dialing code
- 33
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- Commons category
- Caraí
- postal code
- 39810-000 a 39813-999
- Human Development Index
- 0.636
- electorate
- 14670
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Encyclopedic overview
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Caraí is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was estimated to be 23,780 people living in a total area of 1,240 km2. The city is part of the Immediate Geographic Region of Teófilo Otoni. The elevation of the municipal seat is 750 meters. It became a municipality in 1948.
The economy is based on cattle raising, services, and subsistence agriculture, with the main crops being coffee (2,600 ha.), rice, beans, sugarcane, and corn. The cattle herd had 17,000 head in 2006. In 2005 there were 2633 rural producers but only 20 tractors. 8,700 people were dependent on agriculture. there were 8 public health clinics, with none carrying out diagnosis and complete therapy. There was one hospital with 35 beds. Educational needs were met by 29 primary schools, 3 middle schools and 7 nursery schools. There were 231 automobiles in 2006, giving a ratio of 90 inhabitants per automobile (there were 525 motorcycles). There was 1 bank in 2007.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Caraí” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
2 mapped locations