Municipalities belonging to this microregion are: Bandeira, Divisópolis, Felisburgo, Jacinto, Jequitinhonha, Joaíma, Jordânia, Mata Verde, Monte Formoso, Palmópolis, Rio do Prado, Rubim, Salto da Divisa, Santa Maria do Salto, and Santo Antônio do Jacinto.

Agriculture is important with the main crops being coffee, coconuts, banana, corn, and sugarcane.

[6] The municipality contains a small amount of the 50,890 hectares (125,800 acres) Mata Escura Biological Reserve, created in 2003.

Today, with mining in the tributaries of the Jequitinhonha its waters are polluted with mercury and oil.

[citation needed] The hill called Morro do Cruzeiro is used for hang gliding.