Japaraíba

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

[2] The city center of Japaraíba is located at an elevation of 711 meters about halfway between Lagoa da Prata and Arcos.

Neighboring municipalities are: Lagoa da Prata (N), Santo Antônio do Monte (E), Arcos (S) and (W).

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.