Novo Oriente de Minas is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. the population was 10,778 in a total area of 754 km2. The elevation is 400 m. It became a municipality in 1997. The postal code (CEP) is 39817-000.

Geography

Novo Oriente de Minas is part of the statistical microregion of Teófilo Otoni. It is connected by poor roads to the regional center of Teófilo Otoni to the southwest 62 km away.

Economy

This is one of the poorest municipalities in the state and in the country. The main economic activities are cattle raising (13,000 head in 2006) and farming with modest production of coffee, sugarcane, and bananas. In 2006 there were 300 rural producers with a total area of 32,413 ha. Cropland made up 1,000 ha. There were only five tractors. In the urban area there were no financial institutions. There were 125 automobiles, giving a ratio of about one automobile for every 80 inhabitants. Health care was provided by four public health clinics. There were no hospitals.

Municipal Human Development Index