Lagoa dos Patos, Minas Gerais - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Lagoa dos Patos is a Brazilian municipality located in the north 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...

. In 2007 the population was 4,448 in a total area of 599 km². It became a municipality in 1962.

Lagoa dos Patos is located about 20 km. east of the São Francisco River

São Francisco River

The São Francisco is a river in Brazil. With a length of , it is the longest river that runs entirely in Brazilian territory, and the fourth longest in South America and overall in Brazil...

. It is 68 km. from the nearest major population center, Pirapora

Pirapora

Pirapora is a municipality in northcentral Minas Gerais in Brazil. Its population in 2007 was 51,636 in a total area of 577 km². The name Pirapora comes from the Tupi words for "fish" + "jump", referring to the piracema season when a mass migration of fishes ascends the São Francisco River...

at an elevation of 690 meters. Neighboring municipalities are: Jequitaí

Jequitaí

Jequitaí is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2007 the population was 8,029 in a total area of 1,268 km². It became a municipality in 1948.-Location and Distances:...

, Várzea da Palma

Várzea da Palma

Várzea da Palma is a municipality in north-central Minas Gerais in Brazil. Its population in 2007 was 54,448 in a total area of 2,195 km²....

, Buritizeiro

Buritizeiro

Buritizeiro is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2007 was 26,133 inhabitants in a total area of 7,226 km². It is a major producer of cattle and grains.-Location:...

, Ibiaí

Ibiaí

Ibiaí is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2007 the population was 7,571 in a total area of 870 km². It became a municipality in 1963.-Location and Distances:...

, and Coração de Jesus

Coração de Jesus

Coração de Jesus is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2007 the population was 26,131 in a total area of 2,236 km². It became a municipality in 1912.-Location and distances:...

. Lagoa dos Patos is part of the statistical microregion of Pirapora

Pirapora

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The most important economic activities are cattle raising and subsistence farming. The GDP in 2005 was R$ 14,041,000.00. There were no banking agencies in the town in 2007, while there were 81 automobiles, one of the lowest ratios in the state. In the rural area there were 248 establishments on a total area of 41,000 hectares, of which 4,000 hectares were planted in crops. Around 900 people were working in agriculture. There were 23,000 head of cattle. The main crops were rice, beans, and corn.

Municipal Human Development Index
Human Development Index
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: 0.657 (2000)
State ranking: 720 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
National ranking: 3,647 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000

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 2005 there were 03 health clinics and no hospitals.

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