Fruta de Leite


Fruta de Leite is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. the population was 6,327 in a total area of. The elevation is. It became a municipality in 1997. The postal code is 39558-000.
Fruta de Leite is part of the statistical microregion of Salinas. It lies just north of the important federal highway BR-251, which links Montes Claros to the Rio-Bahia.
Due to isolation and poor soils this is one of the poorest municipalities in the state and in the country. The main economic activities are cattle raising and farming with modest production of coffee, oranges, mangoes, corn, sugarcane, and bananas. In 2006 there were 989 rural producers and a total agricultural area of. Cropland made up. There were only two tractors. In the urban area there were no financial institutions as of 2006. There were 85 automobiles, giving a ratio of about one automobile for every 75 inhabitants. Health care was provided by three public health clinics. Educational needs were met by nine primary schools and one middle school. There were no hospitals.
Municipal Human Development Index