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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Espinosa
| native_name =
| settlement_type = [[Municipalities of Brazil|Municipality]]
| image_shield = Brasao_Espinosa.jpg
| image_flag = Bandeira_Espinosa.JPG
| image_skyline =
| image_caption =
| image_map = MinasGerais Municip Espinosa.svg
| map_caption = Location in Minas Gerais state
| pushpin_map = Brazil
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Brazil
| coordinates = {{coord|14|54|29|s|42|48|37|W|region:BR|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = Brazil
| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Brazil|Region]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Southeast Region, Brazil|Southeast]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[States of Brazil|State]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Minas Gerais]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Mesoregions of Brazil|Mesoregion]]
| subdivision_name3 =
| subdivision_type4 = [[Microregion (Brazil)|Microregion]]
| subdivision_name4 =
| subdivision_type5 = [[Metropolitan area#Brazil|Metrop. region]]
| subdivision_name5 =
| established_title =
| established_date =
| leader_party =
| leader_title = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name =
| elevation_m =
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 1,869
| area_metro_km2 =
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 32,151
| population_as_of = 2015
| population_metro =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Human Development Index|HDI]]
| blank_info_sec1 =
| timezone1 = [[Time in Brazil|BRT]]
| utc_offset1 = −3
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| postal_code_type = [[List of postal codes in Brazil|Postal code]]
| postal_code =
| area_code_type = [[List of dialling codes in Brazil|Area code]]
| area_code =
| website =
}}
'''Espinosa''' is a municipality in the north of the state of [[Minas Gerais]], [[Brazil]]. Its population was 32,151 (2015) and its area is 1,869 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>[[Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics|IBGE]] - [http://cod.ibge.gov.br/2MJ]</ref> The elevation is 572 meters.{{cn|date=January 2012}}

The municipality contains part of the {{convert|53264|ha}} [[Caminho dos Gerais State Park]], created in 2007.<ref>{{citation|language=pt|ref={{harvid|Parque Estadual Caminho das Gerais – Via Rural}}|title=Parque Estadual Caminho das Gerais|publisher=Via Rural|url=http://br.viarural.com/servicos/turismo/parques-estaduais/parque-estadual-caminho-dos-gerais/default.htm|access-date=2017-01-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131182959/http://br.viarural.com/servicos/turismo/parques-estaduais/parque-estadual-caminho-dos-gerais/default.htm|archive-date=2017-01-31|url-status=usurped}}</ref>
Espinosa belongs to the IBGE microregion of [[Janaúba]]. It is connected to that city by BR-122. It is a short distance south of the boundary with the state of [[Bahia]].

The main economic activities are cattle raising, small transformation industries, and agriculture. In 2006, there were 32,000 head of cattle. The main agricultural crops were cotton, sugarcane, corn, and sorghum. In 2007 there were two financial institutions. The GDP (2005)was R$ 84,238,000. There was one hospital with 32 beds (2005). There were 1,485 automobiles in 2007, a ratio of one automobile for every 21 inhabitants.{{cn|date=January 2012}}

'''Municipal [[Human Development Index]]'''
*MHDI: .657 (2000)
*State ranking: 721 out of 853 municipalities
*National ranking: 3,661 out of 5,138 municipalities
*Life expectancy: 67
*Literacy rate: 70 For the complete list see [http://www.frigoletto.com.br/GeoEcon/idhmg.htm Frigoletto]

==Climate==

{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Espinosa (1981–2010)
|Jan high C = 31.0
|Feb high C = 32.0
|Mar high C = 31.6
|Apr high C = 31.0
|May high C = 30.4
|Jun high C = 29.1
|Jul high C = 28.9
|Aug high C = 30.3
|Sep high C = 31.9
|Oct high C = 32.6
|Nov high C = 31.1
|Dec high C = 30.8
| year high C = 30.9
|Jan mean C = 25.4
|Feb mean C = 25.9
|Mar mean C = 25.6
|Apr mean C = 25.0
|May mean C = 23.8
|Jun mean C = 22.4
|Jul mean C = 22.2
|Aug mean C = 23.5
|Sep mean C = 25.4
|Oct mean C = 26.4
|Nov mean C = 25.6
|Dec mean C = 25.3
| year mean C = 24.7
|Jan low C = 20.8
|Feb low C = 21.2
|Mar low C = 21.1
|Apr low C = 20.3
|May low C = 18.3
|Jun low C = 16.6
|Jul low C = 16.3
|Aug low C = 17.5
|Sep low C = 19.8
|Oct low C = 21.2
|Nov low C = 21.3
|Dec low C = 21.0
| year low C = 19.6
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 129.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 80.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 109.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 40.5
|May precipitation mm = 9.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 1.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 1.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 1.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 10.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 48.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 135.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 172.7
|year precipitation mm = 739.6
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 8
| Feb precipitation days = 6
| Mar precipitation days = 7
| Apr precipitation days = 4
| May precipitation days = 1
| Jun precipitation days = 0
| Jul precipitation days = 0
| Aug precipitation days = 0
| Sep precipitation days = 2
| Oct precipitation days = 3
| Nov precipitation days = 9
| Dec precipitation days = 10
| year precipitation days =
| Jan humidity = 71.3
| Feb humidity = 67.6
| Mar humidity = 69.8
| Apr humidity = 67.2
| May humidity = 61.9
| Jun humidity = 58.3
| Jul humidity = 55.1
| Aug humidity = 50.3
| Sep humidity = 49.8
| Oct humidity = 52.9
| Nov humidity = 65.6
| Dec humidity = 70.5
| year humidity = 61.7
|Jan sun = 231.6
|Feb sun = 232.6
|Mar sun = 242.4
|Apr sun = 238.2
|May sun = 260.4
|Jun sun = 254.0
|Jul sun = 270.0
|Aug sun = 288.5
|Sep sun = 261.9
|Oct sun = 242.9
|Nov sun = 192.8
|Dec sun = 198.4
|year sun = 2913.7
|source 1 = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia<ref name=INMET>{{cite web
| url = http://www.inmet.gov.br/portal/index.php?r=clima/normaisclimatologicas
| title = Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010
| publisher = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia
| language = Portuguese
| accessdate = 21 May 2024}}</ref>
}}

==See also==
*[[List of municipalities in Minas Gerais]]

==References==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080521003156/http://www.pmespinosa.com.br/ City government site]--''little useful information''
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070109005631/http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php IBGE]

[[Category:Municipalities in Minas Gerais]]

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