Botumirim
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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...
. 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
Botumirim is located in the Serra do Espinhaço mountains east of 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...
. It is 60 km south of the BR-251 highway and is connected to Grão Mogol
Grão Mogol
Grão Mogol is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2007 the population was 14,954 in a total area of 3,890 km². The elevation is 829 meters. It became a municipality in 1840.-Location and Distances:...
, which is 42 km. to the northeast, by dirt roads. The distance to Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte
Belo 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...
is 512 km.
Botumirim is part of the statistical microregion of Grão Mogol. Neighboring municipalitie are: Grão Mogol
Grão Mogol
Grão Mogol is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2007 the population was 14,954 in a total area of 3,890 km². The elevation is 829 meters. It became a municipality in 1840.-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:...
, Bocaiúva
Bocaiúva
Bocaiúva is a Brazilian municipality located in the northwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 44,657 people living in a total area of 3,232 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of North of Minas and to the microregion of Bocaiúva...
, 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....
, Leme do Prado
Leme do Prado
Leme do Prado is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 4,930 in a total area of 281 km². The elevation is 431 meters. It is part of the IBGE statistical meso-region of Jequitinhonha and the micro-region of Capelinha...
, José Gonçalves de Minas
José Gonçalves de Minas
José Gonçalves de Minas is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 4,547 in a total area of 382 km². The elevation of the town center is 546 meters. It is part of the IBGE statistical meso-region of Jequitinhonha and the...
, and Cristália
Cristália
Cristália is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2007 the population was 5,731 in a total area of 841 km². The elevation is 728 meters. It became a municipality in 1962.-Location and Distances:...
.
Geographical Facts
The climate is semi-arid. The average annual temperature is 22.4 C. The average annual maximum temperature is 29.3 C and the average annual minimum temperature is 16.7 C. More than half of the area is considered mountainous with elevations between 1,625 meters and 640 meters. The main rivers are the Rio do Peixe and the Ribeirão da Onça.Economic activities
The most important economic activities are cattle raising (8,000 head in 2006) and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$ 18,247,000. The most important agricultural crops are bananas, coffee, tropical and citrus fruits, peanuts, sugarcane, and corn. There was also production of charcoal from eucalyptus plantations. In the rural area there were 699 producers. The total area of agricultural land was 36,346 hectares in 2006. In the urban area there were no banking agencies in 2006.Health and education
This municipality is isolated from major population centers and suffers from drought and poor soils.- 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...
: .665 (2000) - State ranking: 695 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
- National ranking: 3,542 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
- Degree of urbanization: 48.38% (2000)
- Infant mortality rate: 21.01 (2000) The rate for Minas Gerais was 17.40; the rate for Brazil was 18.91.
- Illiteracy rate: 22.89% (15 years old or older)(Data from 2000) The rate for Minas Gerais was 11.96; the rate for Brazil was 13.63
- Urban area covered by sewage system: 0.90%--the rate for Minas Gerais was 81.39%
- Health clinics, health centers, and hospitals: 2, 3