Pai Pedro
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Pai Pedro is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais
. the population was 5,979 in a total area of 785 km². The elevation is 520 meters. It became a municipality in 1997. The postal code (CEP) is 39517-000.
Pai Pedro is part of the statistical microregion of Janaúba
. It is surrounded by the following municipalities: Gameleiras
, Monte Azul
, Catuti
, Mato Verde
, Porteirinha
, and Jaíba
. It is connected by poor roads to the regional center of Janaúba to the south. The Rio Gorutuba, a tributary of the São Francisco River
flows through the municipality in a northerly direction. Pai Pedro is located on a railway line: Ferrovia Centro Atlântica. See also Estaçoes Ferroviárias
This is one of the poorest municipalities in the state and in the country. The main economic activities are cattle raising and farming with modest production of cotton, beans, corn, and sorghum. In 2006 there were 536 rural producers with a total area of 36,654 hectares. Cropland made up 2,800 hectares. There were only 32 tractors. In the urban area there were no financial institutions as of 2006. There were 70 automobiles, giving a ratio of about one automobile for every 90 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.
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 population was 5,979 in a total area of 785 km². The elevation is 520 meters. It became a municipality in 1997. The postal code (CEP) is 39517-000.
Pai Pedro is part of the statistical microregion of Janaúba
Janaúba
Janaúba is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In 2007 the population was 65,387 in a total area of 2,189 km2. The elevation is 692 meters above sea level.-Location:...
. It is surrounded by the following municipalities: Gameleiras
Gameleiras
Gameleiras is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 5,226 in a total area of 1,733 km². The elevation is 540 meters. It became a municipality in 1997. The postal code is 39505-000....
, Monte Azul
Monte Azul
Monte Azul is a municipality in the north of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. The population in 2007 was 23,477 in an area of 992 km². The elevation is 582 meters. It became a municipality in 1878. The postal code is 39500-000....
, Catuti
Catuti
Catuti is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 5,303 in a total area of 286 km². The elevation is 518 meters. It became a municipality in 1997. The postal code is 39526-000....
, Mato Verde
Mato Verde
Mato Verde is a city and municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. It was founded in 1953. The population was 12,664 as of 2007 and the area was 664 km². The elevation of the city is 541 metres. The postal code is 39527-000.Mato Verde is part of the...
, Porteirinha
Porteirinha
Porteirinha is a municipality in the northern region of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The population in 2007 was 36,864 in an area of 1,806 km². The elevation is 566 meters. It became a municipality in 1938. The postal code is 39520-000....
, and Jaíba
Jaíba
Jaíba is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 30,386 in a total area of 2,733 km². The elevation is 475 meters. It became a municipality in 1993. The postal code is 39508-000....
. It is connected by poor roads to the regional center of Janaúba to the south. The Rio Gorutuba, a tributary 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...
flows through the municipality in a northerly direction. Pai Pedro is located on a railway line: Ferrovia Centro Atlântica. See also Estaçoes Ferroviárias
This is one of the poorest municipalities in the state and in the country. The main economic activities are cattle raising and farming with modest production of cotton, beans, corn, and sorghum. In 2006 there were 536 rural producers with a total area of 36,654 hectares. Cropland made up 2,800 hectares. There were only 32 tractors. In the urban area there were no financial institutions as of 2006. There were 70 automobiles, giving a ratio of about one automobile for every 90 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: .575 (2000)
- State ranking: 850 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
- National ranking: 5,054 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
- Life expectancy: 61
- Literacy rate: 60
- Combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrolment ratio: .704
- Per capita income (monthly): R$71.50 (For the complete list see Frigoletto)
Note that at last count Brazil had 5,561 municipalities while Minas Gerais still had 853.