Divisa Alegre
Introduction


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**Divisa Alegre** is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of [Minas Gerais](/wiki/Minas_Gerais "Minas Gerais").  the population was 6,868 in a total area of 118 km².[IBGE 2020](https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/mg/divisa-alegre/panorama)

The city belongs to the mesoregion of [Jequitinhonha](/wiki/Jequitinhonha "Jequitinhonha") and to the microregion of [Salinas](/wiki/Salinas%2C_Minas_Gerais "Salinas, Minas Gerais"). The elevation of the municipal seat is 975 meters. It became a municipality in 1997 separating from [Águas Vermelhas](/wiki/%C3%81guas_Vermelhas "Águas Vermelhas") This municipality is located on the important BR\-116 highway on the boundary with the state of [Bahia](/wiki/Bahia "Bahia"). The name means "Happy Boundary" in, because of the location on the state boundary.

Municipal boundaries are with: [Águas Vermelhas](/wiki/%C3%81guas_Vermelhas "Águas Vermelhas"), [Pedra Azul](/wiki/Pedra_Azul "Pedra Azul"), [Encruzilhada](/wiki/Encruzilhada "Encruzilhada") and [Cachoeira de Pajeú](/wiki/Cachoeira_de_Paje%C3%BA "Cachoeira de Pajeú").

The main economic activities are cattle raising and farming. The GDP was R$28,807,000 (2005\). There were no banking agencies in 2006\. In the rural area there were 47 farms with around 150 people involved in the agricultural sector. Only two farms had tractors, a ratio of one tractor for every 23 farms. The main crops were coffee, bananas, sugarcane, beans, manioc, and corn. In the health sector there was 1 health clinic. The score on the Municipal [Human Development Index](/wiki/Human_Development_Index "Human Development Index") was 0\.656\. This ranked Divisa Alegre 728 out of 853 municipalities in the state, with [Poços de Caldas](/wiki/Po%C3%A7os_de_Caldas "Poços de Caldas") in first place with 0\.841 and [Setubinha](/wiki/Setubinha "Setubinha") in last place with 0\.568\. See [Frigoletto](http://www.frigoletto.com.br/GeoEcon/idhmg.htm) for the complete list.


What is the score on the Municipal Human Development Index of Divisa Alegre?