Coroaci
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Coroaci is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...

. Its population as of 2007 was 11,109 people living in a total area of 576 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Vale do Rio Doce and to the micro-region of Governador Valadares
Governador Valadares
Governador Valadares is a Brazilian city in the state of Minas Gerais. In 2006, its population was 260,405 inhabitants.It is an economical center of the middle Valley of the Rio Doce, making a significant influence on the east and northeast of Minas Gerais and local authorities of the state of the...

. It became a municipality in 1949.

Location

The city center of Coroaci is located at an elevation of 268 meters in the valley of the Suaçui river. Neighboring municipalities are: Nacip Raydan
Nacip Raydan
Nacip Raydan is a town and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.-References:...

 and Virgolândia
Virgolândia
Virgolândia is a Brazilian city in the state of Minas Gerais. As of 2004 its population is estimated to be 5,748....

 (N), Matias Lobato and Governador Valadares
Governador Valadares
Governador Valadares is a Brazilian city in the state of Minas Gerais. In 2006, its population was 260,405 inhabitants.It is an economical center of the middle Valley of the Rio Doce, making a significant influence on the east and northeast of Minas Gerais and local authorities of the state of the...

 (S and E), and Peçanha
Peçanha
Peçanha is a town and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.-References:...

 (W).

Distances
  • Belo Horizonte
    Belo Horizonte
    Belo Horizonte is the capital of and largest city in the state of Minas Gerais, located in the southeastern region of Brazil. It is the third largest metropolitan area in the country...

    : 420 km (south on BR-116 to Governador Valadares, then southwest on BR-341)
  • Governador Valadares
    Governador Valadares
    Governador Valadares is a Brazilian city in the state of Minas Gerais. In 2006, its population was 260,405 inhabitants.It is an economical center of the middle Valley of the Rio Doce, making a significant influence on the east and northeast of Minas Gerais and local authorities of the state of the...

    : 68 km southwest on MG-314 and BR-259
  • Peçanha
    Peçanha
    Peçanha is a town and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.-References:...

    : 45 km east on MG-314
  • Sardoá
    Sardoá
    Sardoá is a town and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.-References:...

    : 50 km southwest on MG-314 and BR-259.


Economic activities

Services and agriculture are the main economic activities. The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$33 million, with 21 million reais from services, 4 million reais from industry, and 7 million reais from agriculture. There were 487 rural producers on 30,000 hectares of land (2006). Approximately 1,450 persons were occupied in agriculture. The main crops are sugarcane, beans, and corn. There were 19,000 head of cattle, of which 4,500 were milk cows (2006). Only 22 of the rural properties had tractors in 2006.

There was one bank (2007) In the vehicle fleet there were 258 automobiles, 34 trucks, 46 pickup trucks, 8 buses, and 568 motorcycles (2007).

Health and education

In the health sector there were 4 health clinics and 1 private hospital with 25 beds (2005). Educational needs of 2,800 students were met by 11 primary schools, 3 middle schools, and 2 pre-primary schools.
  • Municipal Human Development Index
    Human Development Index
    The Human Development Index is a composite statistic used to rank countries by level of "human development" and separate "very high human development", "high human development", "medium human development", and "low human development" countries...

    : 0.699 (2000)
  • State ranking: 550 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
  • National ranking: 3,010 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
  • Literacy rate: 81%
  • Life expectancey: 68
  • Per capital monthly income: R$139.00


In 2000 the per capita monthly income of R$139.00 was below the state average of R$276.00 and below the national average of R$297.00. Poços de Caldas
Poços de Caldas
Poços de Caldas is a city and municipality in south-western Minas Gerais state, Brazil, in the microregion of the same name. Its estimated population in 2009 was 151,449 inhabitants...

 had the highest per capita monthly income in in the state in 2000 with R$435.00. The lowest was in the state was Setubinha
Setubinha
Setubinha is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 10,834 in a total area of 536 km². The elevation is 729 metres. It is part of the IBGE statistical microregion of Teófilo Otoni...

 with R$73.00.

The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was Poços de Caldas
Poços de Caldas
Poços de Caldas is a city and municipality in south-western Minas Gerais state, Brazil, in the microregion of the same name. Its estimated population in 2009 was 151,449 inhabitants...

 with 0.841, while the lowest was Setubinha
Setubinha
Setubinha is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 10,834 in a total area of 536 km². The elevation is 729 metres. It is part of the IBGE statistical microregion of Teófilo Otoni...

 with 0.568. Nationally the highest was São Caetano do Sul
São Caetano do Sul
São Caetano do Sul is a city in São Paulo state in Brazil, located in the Greater São Paulo Metropolitan Area. It is the city with the highest per capita income in Brazil and it also has the highest Human Development Index .-Geography:São Caetano do Sul is located on a plateau that is part of the...

 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
Pernambuco
Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...

 has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place.

See also

  • List of municipalities in Minas Gerais
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