| Capelinha | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Official Name: | Município de Capelinha Municipality of Capelinha |
| Nickname: | Capela City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name: |  Brazil |
| Subdivision Name1: | Southeast |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Zezinho da Vitalina (2013–2017) |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | February 24, 1913 |
| Area Total Km2: | 965.901 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
| Population Total: | 38,057(List of largest cities in Brazil) |
| Population Demonym: | Capelinhense |
| Timezone: | BRT |
| Utc Offset: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | -17.6908°N -42.5158°W |
| Elevation M: | 900 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code (CEP) |
| Postal Code: | 39680000 |
Capelinha is a Brazilian municipality located in the north-center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 38,057 living in a total area of 966 km². The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the statistical microregion of Capelinha. It became a municipality in 1913.[2]
Capelinha is located at an elevation of 1100 meters between the Itamarandiba and the Fanado Rivers, both of which flows north into the Jequitinhonha River. It is northeast of Diamantina and Itamarandiba. Highway access is made by BR-381, MG-434, BR-120, and MG-129.
The distance to Diamantina is 176 km; Teófilo Otoni is 190 km;Itamarandiba is 63; Km; and the distance to Belo Horizonte is 427 km. Neighboring municipalities are: Veredinha, Turmalina, Itamarandiba, Aricanduva, Minas Novas, Água Boa, Setubinha, and Angelândia.[3]
The main economic activities are services, agriculture, and small industries. The planting of eucalyptus for charcoal production is important and coffee cultivation has been increasing in recent years. The GDP in 2005 was R$141 million, with 83 million from services, 10 million from industry, and 40 million from agriculture. There were 1,344 rural producers on 40,000 hectares of land. Only 93 farms had tractors (2006). The main crops were eucalyptus, sugarcane, coffee (8,860 hectares), beans, and corn (1,900 hectares). There were 13,000 head of cattle (2006). In 2007 there were 3 banks.[2]
Capelinha is ranked in the bottom 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. Nationally the highest was São Caetano do Sul in São Paulo with 0.919, while the lowest was Setubinha. 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.[4]
There were 17 health clinics and 1 hospital with 103 beds in 2005. Educational needs were met by 41 primary schools and 3 middle schools.[2]