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Prata is a Brazil
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
ian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais was so named for its great riches in the mining industry. It is one of the 26 states of Brazil of Brazil, the second most populous and fourth largest by area in the federation....
. Its population as of 2008 was 26,573 living in a total area of 4,856 km². The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion
Mesoregion (Brazil)

Mesoregions are subdivisions of States of Brazil, grouping together various municipalities in proximity and with common characteristics. They were created by the IBGE for statistical purposes and do not, therefore, constitute an administrative area....
 of Triângulo Mineiro
Triângulo Mineiro

The Tri?ngulo Mineiro is an unofficial region in western Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The area is 93,500 km? and is limited by the Serra da Canastra and Marcela in the east, in the south by S?o Paulo, in the north by Goi?s, and in the west by the junction of the Parana?ba river and Grande River rivers....
 and Alto Paranaíba and to the statistical microregion
Microregion (Brazil)

Microregions are legally defined administrative areas in Brazil consisting of groups of municipalities bordering urban areas. Microregions are grouped together into Mesoregions ....
 of Uberlândia
Uberlândia

Uberl?ndia is the core city of the region of Tri?ngulo Mineiro, western of Minas Gerais. With a population of 622.441, as of 2008, the city is the second largest in the state only to Belo Horizonte , and very close in population to Contagem, an industrial city located in the outskirts of the Greater Belo Horizonte....
. It became a municipality in 1873.

a is located at an elevation of 631 meters in the rich region known as the Triângulo Mineiro
Triângulo Mineiro

The Tri?ngulo Mineiro is an unofficial region in western Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The area is 93,500 km? and is limited by the Serra da Canastra and Marcela in the east, in the south by S?o Paulo, in the north by Goi?s, and in the west by the junction of the Parana?ba river and Grande River rivers....
. It is southwest of Uberlândia
Uberlândia

Uberl?ndia is the core city of the region of Tri?ngulo Mineiro, western of Minas Gerais. With a population of 622.441, as of 2008, the city is the second largest in the state only to Belo Horizonte , and very close in population to Contagem, an industrial city located in the outskirts of the Greater Belo Horizonte....
 and northwest of Uberaba
Uberaba

Uberaba is a city and municipality in the west of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. Its population was 287,760 with an area of 4529.7 km?, giving a density of 60.71 people per km?....
and is connected to Uberlândia by federal highway BR-497.

The distance to Uberlândia
Uberlândia

Uberl?ndia is the core city of the region of Tri?ngulo Mineiro, western of Minas Gerais. With a population of 622.441, as of 2008, the city is the second largest in the state only to Belo Horizonte , and very close in population to Contagem, an industrial city located in the outskirts of the Greater Belo Horizonte....
 is 74 km; and the distance to Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte

Belo Horizonte The first Human settlement in the region occurred in the early 1700s, but the city as it is known today was planned and constructed in the 1890s, in order to replace Ouro Preto as the capital of Minas Gerais....
 is 640 km.






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Prata is a Brazil
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
ian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais was so named for its great riches in the mining industry. It is one of the 26 states of Brazil of Brazil, the second most populous and fourth largest by area in the federation....
. Its population as of 2008 was 26,573 living in a total area of 4,856 km². The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion
Mesoregion (Brazil)

Mesoregions are subdivisions of States of Brazil, grouping together various municipalities in proximity and with common characteristics. They were created by the IBGE for statistical purposes and do not, therefore, constitute an administrative area....
 of Triângulo Mineiro
Triângulo Mineiro

The Tri?ngulo Mineiro is an unofficial region in western Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The area is 93,500 km? and is limited by the Serra da Canastra and Marcela in the east, in the south by S?o Paulo, in the north by Goi?s, and in the west by the junction of the Parana?ba river and Grande River rivers....
 and Alto Paranaíba and to the statistical microregion
Microregion (Brazil)

Microregions are legally defined administrative areas in Brazil consisting of groups of municipalities bordering urban areas. Microregions are grouped together into Mesoregions ....
 of Uberlândia
Uberlândia

Uberl?ndia is the core city of the region of Tri?ngulo Mineiro, western of Minas Gerais. With a population of 622.441, as of 2008, the city is the second largest in the state only to Belo Horizonte , and very close in population to Contagem, an industrial city located in the outskirts of the Greater Belo Horizonte....
. It became a municipality in 1873.

Location

Prata is located at an elevation of 631 meters in the rich region known as the Triângulo Mineiro
Triângulo Mineiro

The Tri?ngulo Mineiro is an unofficial region in western Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The area is 93,500 km? and is limited by the Serra da Canastra and Marcela in the east, in the south by S?o Paulo, in the north by Goi?s, and in the west by the junction of the Parana?ba river and Grande River rivers....
. It is southwest of Uberlândia
Uberlândia

Uberl?ndia is the core city of the region of Tri?ngulo Mineiro, western of Minas Gerais. With a population of 622.441, as of 2008, the city is the second largest in the state only to Belo Horizonte , and very close in population to Contagem, an industrial city located in the outskirts of the Greater Belo Horizonte....
 and northwest of Uberaba
Uberaba

Uberaba is a city and municipality in the west of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. Its population was 287,760 with an area of 4529.7 km?, giving a density of 60.71 people per km?....
and is connected to Uberlândia by federal highway BR-497.

The distance to Uberlândia
Uberlândia

Uberl?ndia is the core city of the region of Tri?ngulo Mineiro, western of Minas Gerais. With a population of 622.441, as of 2008, the city is the second largest in the state only to Belo Horizonte , and very close in population to Contagem, an industrial city located in the outskirts of the Greater Belo Horizonte....
 is 74 km; and the distance to Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte

Belo Horizonte The first Human settlement in the region occurred in the early 1700s, but the city as it is known today was planned and constructed in the 1890s, in order to replace Ouro Preto as the capital of Minas Gerais....
 is 640 km. Neighboring municipalities are: Monte Alegre de Minas
Monte Alegre de Minas

Monte Alegre de Minas is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 18,348 living in a total area of 2,593 km?....
(N); Ituiutaba
Ituiutaba

Ituiutaba is a city and municipality in the western part of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Elevated to city status in 1901, it had a population in 2007 of 100,316 and a total area in the municipality of 2,694 km?....
, Campina Verde
Campina Verde

Campina Verde is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 18,680 in a total area of 3,663 km?....
 (W) ; Comendador Gomes
Comendador Gomes

Comendador Gomes is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 3,087 in a total area of 1,043 km?....
, Campo Florido
Campo Florido

Campo Florido is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was estimated to be 6,570 people living in a total area of 1,261 km?....
 (S); Uberlândia
Uberlândia

Uberl?ndia is the core city of the region of Tri?ngulo Mineiro, western of Minas Gerais. With a population of 622.441, as of 2008, the city is the second largest in the state only to Belo Horizonte , and very close in population to Contagem, an industrial city located in the outskirts of the Greater Belo Horizonte....
 and Veríssimo
Veríssimo

Ver?ssimo is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was estimated to be 3,667 people living in a total area of 1,028 km?....
 (E).

Economy

The main economic activities are services, agriculture, and small industries. The GDP in 2005 was R$261 million, with 112 million from services, 29 million from industry, and 102 million from agriculture. There were 1,487 rural producers on 327,000 hectares of land. 607 farms had tractors. The main crops were peanuts, rice, sugarcane, beans, corn, and soybeans (15,000 hectares). There were 344,000 head of cattle (2006).

Health and education

The social indicators rank it in the top tier of municipalities in the state.
  • Municipal Human Development Index
    Human Development Index

    The Human Development Index is an index used to rank countries by level of "human development", which usually also implies to determine whether a country is a developed country, developing country....
    : 0.769 (2000)
  • State ranking: 177 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
  • National ranking: 1368 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
  • Literacy rate: 87%
  • Life expectancy: 70 (average of males and females)


The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was Poços de Caldas
Poços de Caldas

Po?os 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 2007 was 144,386 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 km?....
 with 0.568. Nationally the highest was São Caetano do Sul
São Caetano do Sul

S?o Caetano do Sul is a city in S?o Paulo state in Brazil, located in the Greater S?o Paulo Metropolitan Area. It is the city with the highest per capita income in Brazil and it also has the highest Human Development Index ....
 in São Paulo with 0.919, while the lowest was Setubinha. In more recent statistics (considering 5,507 municipalities) Manari
Manari

Manari is a Village Development Committee in Nawalparasi District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4630 people residing in 647 individual households....
 in the state of Pernambuco
Pernambuco

Pernambuco is a States of Brazil of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil of the country. To the north are the states of Para?ba and Cear?, to the west is Piau?, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean....
 has the lowest rating in the country--0,467--putting it in last place.

There was one hospital with 41 beds in 2005. Patients with more serious health conditions are taken care of in Uberlândia
Uberlândia

Uberl?ndia is the core city of the region of Tri?ngulo Mineiro, western of Minas Gerais. With a population of 622.441, as of 2008, the city is the second largest in the state only to Belo Horizonte , and very close in population to Contagem, an industrial city located in the outskirts of the Greater Belo Horizonte....
 or Uberaba
Uberaba

Uberaba is a city and municipality in the west of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. Its population was 287,760 with an area of 4529.7 km?, giving a density of 60.71 people per km?....
.

Paleontology

At Prata there were found rock paintings and fossils of the biggest dinosaur found in Brazil which lived 80 million years ago in the region of Serra da Boa Vista, 40 km from the municipal seat. The dinosaur was called Maxakalisaurus topai and, after popular vote, it is now known as DINOPRATA. The model of the 13 meter long titanossauro (made in resin) has been on display in the Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro since August, 2006.

See also

  • List of municipalities in Minas Gerais


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