Capetinga

[1] The city belongs to the meso-region of Sul e Sudoeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Passos.

The name, Capetinga, according to data from the local government, means - "capeva"" - grass; and "tinga" - which smells bad.

[3] The city center of Capetinga is located at an elevation of 900 meters southeast of Passos and west of the Furnas reservoir.

The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was Poços de Caldas with 0.841, while the lowest was Setubinha with 0.568.

In more recent statistics (considering 5,507 municipalities) Manari in the state of Pernambuco has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place.