Limeira do Oeste
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Limeira do Oeste is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais
. As of 2007 the population was 6,492 in a total area of 1,318 km². It became a municipality in 1993.
. It is located in the extreme west of the rich region of western Minas Gerais known as the Triângulo Mineiro
at an elevation of 428 meters. Neighboring municipalities are:
Limeira do Oeste is an important agricultural producer, especially of meat, dairy products and sugarcane. In the rural area there were 744 establishments occupying 124,000 hectares. About 2,000 persons were employed in agriculture. 164 of the farms had tractors, a ratio of one in four. There were 135,000 head of cattle in 2006, of which 22,000 head were dairy cows. In permanent crops there were 3,000 ha. planted, while in perennial crops 4,000 ha. were planted (2006).
The crops with a planted area of more than 100 hectares were rice, sugarcane, corn, and soybeans.
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 6,492 in a total area of 1,318 km². It became a municipality in 1993.
Location
Limeira do Oeste belongs to the statistical micro-region of FrutalFrutal
Frutal is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The population, measured in 2010 by the IBGE, is of 53,468 inhabitants. The city has an area of 2,427 km²...
. It is located in the extreme west of the rich region of western Minas Gerais known as the Triângulo Mineiro
Triângulo Mineiro
The Triangle Mineiro Portuguese pronunciation: [tɾiɐɡulu minejru] is an officer in the region west of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The area is 93.500 km ² and is limited by the Serra da Canastra and Marcela, east, south of Sao Paulo, Goias in the north and west of the junction of the rivers...
at an elevation of 428 meters. Neighboring municipalities are:
- West: ParanaíbaParanaíbaParanaíba is the easternmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Its population was 40,118 and its area is 5,402.778 km²....
in Mato Grosso do SulMato Grosso do SulMato Grosso do Sul is one of the states of Brazil.Neighboring Brazilian states are Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay and Bolivia to the west. The economy of the state is largely based on agriculture and cattle-raising... - Northwest: ItarumãItarumãItarumã is a small town and municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. , it has a population of 6,298. Itarumã is a large producer of cattle with a herd of almost three hundred thousand head.-Location:...
in GoiásGoiásGoiás is a state of Brazil, located in the central part of the country. The name Goiás comes from the name of an indigenous community... - North: São SimãoSão Simão, GoiásSão Simão is a small town and a municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:São Simão is strategically situated on the border of Goiás with Minas Gerais, which makes it a major river navigation link between central Brazil, the Prata river system and the South Atlantic...
in Goiás - Northeast: Santa VitóriaSanta Vitória, Minas GeraisSanta Vitória is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. , the population was 18,157. It became a municipality in 1948....
- East: União de MinasUnião de Minas-Location:União de Minas belongs to the statistical micro-region of Frutal. It is located at an elevation of 521 meters between the São Domingos River and the Grande River.Neighboring municipalities are:*North: Santa Vitória*West: Limeira do Oeste...
- South: CarneirinhoCarneirinhoCarneirinho is a municipality in the westernmost tip of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Due to its location, it is the only municipality in Minas Gerais to border the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. As of 2008 the population was 9,129 in a total area of 2,060.720 km²...
Economy
The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$ R$32 million. Limeira do Oeste is in the top tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. As of 2007 there was 01 banking agency in the town. There was a well-developed retail infrastructure serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands. There were 751 automobiles in all of the municipality, about one for every 9 inhabitants.Limeira do Oeste is an important agricultural producer, especially of meat, dairy products and sugarcane. In the rural area there were 744 establishments occupying 124,000 hectares. About 2,000 persons were employed in agriculture. 164 of the farms had tractors, a ratio of one in four. There were 135,000 head of cattle in 2006, of which 22,000 head were dairy cows. In permanent crops there were 3,000 ha. planted, while in perennial crops 4,000 ha. were planted (2006).
The crops with a planted area of more than 100 hectares were rice, sugarcane, corn, and soybeans.
Health and education
In the health sector there were 05 health clinics and no hospital. In the educational sector there were 04 primary schools and 01 middle school.- Municipal Human Development IndexHuman Development IndexThe 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...
: 0.751 (2000) - State ranking: 275 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
- National ranking: 512 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
- Literacy rate: 82%
- Life expectancy: 73 (average of males and females)
See also
- List of municipalities in Minas Gerais