Curral de Dentro
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Curral de Dentro is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais
. As of 2007 the population was 6,907 in a total area of 571 km². The elevation is 890 meters. It became a municipality in 1997.
It is part of the statistical microregion of Salinas
and lies 5 km. north of highway BR-251. The distance to Salinas is 56 km.
Neighboring municipalities are: Taiobeiras
, Berizal
, Águas Vermelhas
, and Santa Cruz de Salinas
.
This is one of the poorest municipalities in the state and in the country. Isolation and drought mean that most of the inhabitants live in extreme poverty. The main economic activities are cattle raising (11,000 head in 2006) and farming with modest production of coffee, oranges, beans, manioc, sugarcane, and corn. In 2006 there were 365 rural producers in a total area of 24,691 hectares. Cropland made up 1,000 hectares. There were only 25 tractors. In the urban area there were no financial institutions as of 2006. There were 149 automobiles (2007), giving a ratio of about one automobile for every 46 inhabitants. Health care was provided by 3 public health clinics. There were no hospitals.
Municipal Human Development Index
Note that at last count Brazil had 5,561 municipalities while Minas Gerais still had 853.
The above figures can be compared with those of Poços de Caldas
, which had an MHDI of .841, the highest in the state of Minas Gerais
. The highest MHDI in the country (2000) was São Caetano do Sul
in the state of São Paulo
with an MHDI of .919. More up-to-date data from 2004 show that the lowest in that year was Manari in the state of Pernambuco
with an MHDI of .467 out of a total of 5504 municipalities in the country as of 2004. At last count Brazil had 5,561 municipalities so this might have changed at the time of this writing. See Frigoletto
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...
. As of 2007 the population was 6,907 in a total area of 571 km². The elevation is 890 meters. It became a municipality in 1997.
It is part of the statistical microregion of Salinas
Salinas, Minas Gerais
Salinas is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2007 was 37,370 inhabitants in a total area of 1,897 km².-Important facts and Distances:...
and lies 5 km. north of highway BR-251. The distance to Salinas is 56 km.
Neighboring municipalities are: Taiobeiras
Taiobeiras
Taiobeiras is a municipality in the north of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. As of 2007 the population was 29,732 in an area of 1,194 km². The elevation of the municipal seat is 821 meters. It became a municipality in 1953. The postal code is 39550-000 and it belongs to the statistical...
, Berizal
Berizal
Berizal is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 4,399 in a total area of 493 km²....
, Águas Vermelhas
Águas Vermelhas
Águas Vermelhas is a city in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In 2007 its population was estimated to be 12,674 in a total area of 1,258 km²....
, and Santa Cruz de Salinas
Santa Cruz de Salinas
Santa Cruz de Salinas is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2007 was 5,192 inhabitants in a total area of 587 km²....
.
This is one of the poorest municipalities in the state and in the country. Isolation and drought mean that most of the inhabitants live in extreme poverty. The main economic activities are cattle raising (11,000 head in 2006) and farming with modest production of coffee, oranges, beans, manioc, sugarcane, and corn. In 2006 there were 365 rural producers in a total area of 24,691 hectares. Cropland made up 1,000 hectares. There were only 25 tractors. In the urban area there were no financial institutions as of 2006. There were 149 automobiles (2007), giving a ratio of about one automobile for every 46 inhabitants. Health care was provided by 3 public health clinics. There were no hospitals.
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...
- MHDI: .597 (2000)
- State ranking: 839 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
- National ranking: 4,715 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
- Life expectancy: 59
- Literacy rate: 67
- Combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrollment ratio: .758
- Per capita income (monthly): R$85.29 (For the complete list see Frigoletto)
Note that at last count Brazil had 5,561 municipalities while Minas Gerais still had 853.
The above figures can be compared with those of 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...
, which had an MHDI of .841, the highest in 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...
. The highest MHDI in the country (2000) 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 the state of São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
with an MHDI of .919. More up-to-date data from 2004 show that the lowest in that year was 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...
with an MHDI of .467 out of a total of 5504 municipalities in the country as of 2004. At last count Brazil had 5,561 municipalities so this might have changed at the time of this writing. See Frigoletto