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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...
in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. As of 2007 the population was 6,279 in an area of 1,618 km².
- The elevation of the municipal seat is 637 meters.
- It became a municipality in 1997.
- The postal code (CEP) is 39489-000.
Neighboring municipalities are: Montalvânia
Montalvânia
Montalvânia is a municipality in the northernmost point of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. As of 2008 the population was 16,265 in an area of 1,484.388 km². The elevation of the municipal seat is 510 meters, the postal code is 39495-000 and it is located in the microregion of Januária-...
, Bonito de Minas
Bonito de Minas
Bonito de Minas is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 8,787 in a total area of 3,901 km². The elevation is 629 meters. It became a municipality in 1997. The postal code is 39490-000....
, Januária
Januária
Januária, known as "The Queen of the Beautiful Waters" is a city and municipality in northern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. It is located on the left bank of the São Francisco River...
, Itacarambi
Itacarambi
Itacarambi is a municipality in the north of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. As of 2007 the population was 17,626 in an area of 1,252 km².*The elevation of the municipal seat is 445 meters.*It became a municipality in 1962....
, São João das Missões
São João das Missões
São João das Missões is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 10,769 in a total area of 675 km². The elevation is 501 meters. It became a municipality in 1997....
, and Miravânia
Miravânia
Miravânia is a municipality in the north of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. As of 2007 the population was 4,708 in an area of 603 km².*The elevation of the municipal seat is 632 meters.*It became a municipality in 1997...
. The national park of Caverna do Peruaçu lies to the north. It was created in 2004 and has an area of 56,649.00 (ha). It is important for its rock formations, the canyon cut out by the Peruaçu river and its many caverns. See Itacarambi for more information in Portuguese.
The economy is based on agriculture with emphasis on cattle raising. There were 8,500 head in 2006. The main agricultural crops were corn, manioc, sugarcane, rice, and coffee. The GDP was R$18,750,000 in 2005.
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: .639 (2000)
- State ranking: 771 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
- National ranking: 3,955 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
(For the complete list see Frigoletto)
External links
See also
- List of municipalities in Minas Gerais