Tapira, Minas Gerais

[1] The city belongs to the meso-region of Triângulo Mineiro and Alto Paranaíba and to the micro-region of Araxá.

[2] The city center of Tapira is located at an elevation of 907 meters, between the Ribeirão do Inferno and the Rio das Velhas valley.

Neighboring municipalities are: Araxá (N), Ibiá (NE), São Roque de Minas (S and SE), and Sacramento (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.