Bocaiúva
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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 44,657 people living in a total area of 3,232 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion
Mesoregion (Brazil)
Mesoregions are subdivisions of Brazilian states, grouping together various municipalities in proximity and with common characteristics. They were created by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics for statistical purposes and do not, therefore, constitute an administrative area....
of North of Minas and to the 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 Bocaiúva. It became a municipality in 1890.
Location
The municipal seat is located at an elevation of 710 meters meters on the north flank of the Serra do Espinhaço mountain range. Highway connections are made by a feeder road (4 km) to BR-135, which connects to Montes ClarosMontes Claros
Montes Claros is a city located in northern Minas Gerais state, in Brazil. The estimated population in 2010 was 412,284 inhabitants and the total area of the municipality was 3,470 km²...
, to the north. Neighboring municipalities are: Montes Claros
Montes Claros
Montes Claros is a city located in northern Minas Gerais state, in Brazil. The estimated population in 2010 was 412,284 inhabitants and the total area of the municipality was 3,470 km²...
, Engenheiro Navarro
Engenheiro Navarro
Engenheiro Navarro is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 7,079 people living in a total area of 632 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of North of Minas and to the microregion of Bocaiúva. It became a municipality in 1962...
, Glaucilândia
Glaucilândia
Glacilândia is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2007 the population was 2,932 in a total area of 145 km². It became a municipality in 1996.-Location and distances:...
, Joaquim Felício
Joaquim Felício
Joaquim Felício is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 3,937 living in a total area of 791 km². The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Central Mineira and to the statistical microregion of Curvelo. It became a...
, Buenópolis
Buenópolis
Buenópolis is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 9,522 living in a total area of 1,610 km². The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Central Mineira and to the statistical microregion of Curvelo. It became a...
, Diamantina, Olhos-d'Água
Olhos-d'Água
Olhos-d'Água is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 4,991 people living in a total area of 2,086 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of North of Minas and to the microregion of Bocaiúva. It became a municipality in 1997...
, Carbonita
Carbonita
Carbonita is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 10,145 in a total area of 1,454 km². The elevation of the town center is 751 meters. It is part of the IBGE statistical meso-region of Jequitinhonha and the micro-region of...
, Turmalina
Turmalina
Turmalina is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 was 2,169 and the area is 147.86 km². The elevation is 467 m....
, Botumirim
Botumirim
Botumirim is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2007 the population was 6,435 in a total area of 1,572 km². The elevation is 948 meters. It became a municipality in 1962.-Location and Distances:...
, Itacambira
Itacambira
Itacambira is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2007 the population was 5,018 in a total area of 1,788 km². It became a municipality in 1962.-Location and Distances:...
, Guaraciama
Guaraciama
Guaraciama is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 4,554 people living in a total area of 392 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of North of Minas and to the microregion of Bocaiúva. It became a municipality in 1997...
and Claro dos Poções
Claro dos Poções
Claro dos Poções is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2007 the population was 8,131 in a total area of 706 km². It became a municipality in 1962.-Location and distances:...
Geographical Data
- Maximum elevation: 1485 m
Location: Serra do Espinhaço
- Minimum elevation: 597 m
Location: Rio Jequitinhonha / the boundary with the municipalities of Engenheiro Navarro
Engenheiro Navarro
Engenheiro Navarro is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 7,079 people living in a total area of 632 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of North of Minas and to the microregion of Bocaiúva. It became a municipality in 1962...
/Joaquim Felício
Joaquim Felício
Joaquim Felício is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 3,937 living in a total area of 791 km². The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Central Mineira and to the statistical microregion of Curvelo. It became a...
Temperatura
- Yearly average: 24.3 C
- Maximum average: 30 C
- Minimum average: 16 C
- Yearly rainfall average: 1,246 mm
Relief
- Flat: 58 %
- Hilly: 30 %
- Mountainous: 12 %
Main Rivers
- Rio Guavinipam
- Rio Jequitinhonha
Statistical Micro-region
Bocaiúva is also a statistical micro-region composed of 5 municipalities: Bocaiúva, Engenheiro NavarroEngenheiro Navarro
Engenheiro Navarro is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 7,079 people living in a total area of 632 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of North of Minas and to the microregion of Bocaiúva. It became a municipality in 1962...
, Francisco Dumont
Francisco Dumont
Francisco Dumont is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 4,759 people living in a total area of 1,553 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of North of Minas and to the microregion of Bocaiúva. It became a municipality in 1962...
, Guaraciama
Guaraciama
Guaraciama is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 4,554 people living in a total area of 392 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of North of Minas and to the microregion of Bocaiúva. It became a municipality in 1997...
, and Olhos-d'Água
Olhos-d'Água
Olhos-d'Água is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 4,991 people living in a total area of 2,086 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of North of Minas and to the microregion of Bocaiúva. It became a municipality in 1997...
. In 2000 the area was 7,812.30 km²; the population was 60,450; the population density was 7.74 inhab/km².
Distances
- Montes ClarosMontes ClarosMontes Claros is a city located in northern Minas Gerais state, in Brazil. The estimated population in 2010 was 412,284 inhabitants and the total area of the municipality was 3,470 km²...
: 30 km - PiraporaPiraporaPirapora 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...
: 107 km - 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...
: 369 km
Origin of the name
There are two versions of the origin of the name "Bocaiúva, either from the Macaúba palm or the abolitionist and journalist Quintino Bocaiúva. According to popular tradition, everything began with the carrying of an image of Our Lord of Bonfim who became too heavy and a chapel was built at that spot. The first name of the settlement was Curato de Macaúbas, then Arraial do Senhor do Bonfim, then, Freguesia do Senhor do Bonfim, Vila do Jequitaí, Vila Nova do Jequitaí and, finally, Bocaiúva.Economic activities
The most important economic activities are cattle raising for meat and dairy, industry, commerce, and agriculture, with the main crops being corn, rice, and . The GDP in 2005 was R$246 million, with 120 million generated by services, 81 million generated by industry, and 22 million generated by agriculture. Bocaiúva is in the middle tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. As of 2007 there were 04 banking agencies in the town. There was a modest retail infrastructure serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands. There were 3,221 automobiles in all of the municipality (2007), about one for every 14 inhabitants.In the rural area there were 988 establishments (2006) occupying 56,000 hectares (planted area: 6,000 ha). About 2,800 persons were dependent on agriculture. 190 of the farms had tractors, a ratio of one in 05 farms. There were 70,000 head of cattle in 2006. The main crops were bananas, pineapple, cotton, sugarcane, corn, beans, and sorghum.
Health and education
In the health sector there were 20 public health clinics and 13 private health clinics. There was 01 hospital with 60 beds. In the educational sector there were 17 pre-primary schools, 40 primary schools, and 06 middle schools.There is a campus of the Universidade Presidente Antônio Carlos (UNIPAC) with classes in education.
- 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...
: 0.737 (2000) - State ranking: 371 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
- National ranking: 2,252 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
- Literacy rate: 82%
- Life expectancy: 73 (average of males and females)
- Urbanization: 75.80 % (2000)
- Urban area covered by sewage connections: 69.90%
- Infant mortality: 14.35 in 1,000 live births
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