Capetinga
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Capetinga | |
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| Country |  Brazil |
| State |  Minas Gerais |
| Region | Southeast |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Capetinga is a Brazilian municipality located in the southwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020[update] was 6,890 people living in a total area of 296 km2 (114 sq mi).[1] The city belongs to the meso-region of Sul e Sudoeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Passos. It became a municipality in 1938.[2]
In 1923 it was dismembered from São Sebastião do Paraíso. In 1938 the municipality was created. The name, Capetinga, according to data from the local government, means - "capeva"" - grass; and "tinga" - which smells bad. According to other sources, capetinga is formed by caapeb-tinga and means a white leaf.[3]
Geography
The city center of Capetinga is located at an elevation of 900 meters southeast of Passos and west of the Furnas reservoir. Neighboring municipalities are: Cássia (NE), Pratápolis (SE), São Sebastião do Paraíso (S), São Tomás de Aquino (SW), Itirapuã, Patrocínio Paulista and Franca, (W), and Ibiraci (NW).[4]
Distances
- Belo Horizonte: 352 km
- Franca: 35 km to the northeast
- Passos: 65 km (north on MG-446 for 35 km, then west on MG-050 for 26 km)
Economic activities
The economy is based on services and agriculture, especially cattle raising for dairy production. The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$42 million, with 14 million reais from services, 1 million reais from industry, and 25 million reais from agriculture. There were 503 rural producers on 19,000 hectares of land. 160 farms had tractors (2006). Approximately 1500 persons were occupied in agriculture. The main crops are coffee, soybeans, and corn. There were 10,000 head of cattle, of which 4,000 were milk cows (2006).[7]
There was one bank (2007). In the vehicle fleet there were 618 automobiles, 92 trucks, 105 pickup trucks, 6 buses, and 514 motorcycles (2007).[8]