Araçaí
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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...
. Its population as of 2007 was 2,384 people living in a total area of 185 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the micro-region of Sete Lagoas
Sete Lagoas
Sete Lagoas is a city in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The municipal area is 537 km² while the population was 217,506 in 2007.-Location:...
. It became a municipality in 1962.
Location
The city center of Araçaí is located at an elevation of 739 meters directly north of Sete Lagoas. Neighboring municipalities are: CordisburgoCordisburgo
Cordisburgo is a town and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil....
(N), Jequitibá
Jequitibá
Jequitibá is a town and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.-References:...
(E), Sete Lagoas
Sete Lagoas
Sete Lagoas is a city in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The municipal area is 537 km² while the population was 217,506 in 2007.-Location:...
(S), and Paraopeba
Paraopeba
Paraopeba is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 22,204 people living in a total area of 625 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the micro-region of Sete Lagoas...
(W).
Distances
- Belo HorizonteBelo HorizonteBelo Horizonte is the capital of and largest city in the state of Minas Gerais, located in the southeastern region of Brazil. It is the third largest metropolitan area in the country...
: 108 km south on MG-231 then BR-040 - ParaopebaParaopebaParaopeba is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 22,204 people living in a total area of 625 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the micro-region of Sete Lagoas...
: 25 km - Sete LagoasSete LagoasSete Lagoas is a city in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The municipal area is 537 km² while the population was 217,506 in 2007.-Location:...
: 43 km - CordisburgoCordisburgoCordisburgo is a town and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil....
: 17 km
Economic activities
Services, mining, agriculture, and small industries are the main economic activities. The main industries are textile and dairy products. The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$13 million, with 1 million reais from taxes, 7 million reais from services, 2 million reais from industry, and 3 million reais from agriculture. There were 113 rural producers on 141,000 hectares of land (2006). Approximately 350 persons were occupied in agriculture. The main crops are rice, beans, and corn. There were 7,800 head of cattle, of which 800 were milk cows (2006). Only 34 of the rural properties had tractors in 2006.There were no banks (2007). In the vehicle fleet there were 150 automobiles, 13 trucks, 15 pickup trucks, 3 buses, and 45 motorcycles (2007).
Health and education
In the health sector there were 4 health establishments (2005). Educational needs of 680 students were met by 2 primary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 pre-primary 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...
: 0.748 (2000) - State ranking: 296 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
- National ranking: 1,926 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
- Literacy rate: 91%
- Life expectancy: 69 (average of males and females)
In 2000 the per capita monthly income of R$173.00 was below the state average of R$276.00 and below the national average of R$297.00. 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...
had the highest per capita monthly income in 2000 with R$435.00. 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 R$73.00.
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 more recent statistics (considering 5,507 municipalities) Manari in the state of Pernambuco
Pernambuco
Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...
has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place.
See also
- List of municipalities in Minas Gerais