Map - Angelândia

Angelândia is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. the population was 8,557 in a total area of 185 km². The elevation is 891 meters. It is part of the IBGE statistical meso-region of Jequitinhonha and the micro-region of Capelinha. It became a municipality in 1995.

The economy is based on cattle raising and agriculture, with the main crops being coffee, sugarcane, and corn. There were plantations of eucalyptus trees for charcoal production. In 2005 there were 690 rural producers but only 39 tractors. there were no hospitals and 1 public health clinic. Educational needs were met by 9 primary schools and 1 middle school. There were 198 automobiles in 2006, giving a ratio of 40 inhabitants per automobile. There were no banks in 2007.

Neighboring municipalities are: Minas Novas, Novo Cruzeiro, and Setubinha. The distance to Belo Horizonte is 449 km.

Municipal Human Development Index

Angelândia is ranked very low on the MHDI and was one of the poorest municipalities in the state and in the country in 2000.

* MHDI: .635 (2000)

* State ranking: 779 out of 853 municipalities

* National ranking: 4,026 out of 5,138 municipalities in 2000

* Life expectancy: 64

* Literacy rate: 66 (For the complete list see Frigoletto)