Gouveia, Minas Gerais

Gouveia is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais.

Neighboring municipalities are: Diamantina (N); Datas (E); Conceição do Mato Dentro and Santana de Pirapama (S); Presidente Juscelino and Monjolos (W).

[2] The social indicators rank Gouveia in the middle tier of municipalities in the state in human development.

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.