Formiga
Encyclopedia
Formiga is a and municipality in central-west Minas Gerais
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...
state, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. The population of the municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
(urban and rural) in 2007 is 64,585. The area of the municipality is 1,504 km². It is located in the statistical meso-region of Centro-Oeste de Minas and the statistical micro-region of Formiga. It was founded in 1839
Statistical Micro-region
Formiga is a statistical micro-region containing municipalities: ArcosArcos, Minas Gerais
Arcos is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 34,763 people living in a total area of 510 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Formiga...
, Camacho
Camacho, Minas Gerais
Camacho is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 3,204 people living in a total area of 222 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Formiga...
, Córrego Fundo
Córrego Fundo
Córrego Fundo is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 5,635 people living in a total area of 105 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Formiga...
, Formiga, Itapecerica, Pains
Pains, Minas Gerais
Pains is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 8,122 people living in a total area of 418 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Formiga...
, Pedra do Indaiá
Pedra do Indaiá
Pedra do Indaiá is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 3,921 people living in a total area of 349 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Formiga...
, and Pimenta
Pimenta, Minas Gerais
Pimenta is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 8,164 people living in a total area of 415 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Formiga...
. In 2000 the population of this area was 144,506 in an area of 4,577.20 km². The population density in 2000 was 31.57 inhab/km².
Location and Municipal Boundaries
Formiga is located at an elevation of 841 meters just off highway MG-050. Neighboring municipalities are: PainsPains, Minas Gerais
Pains is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 8,122 people living in a total area of 418 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Formiga...
, Córrego Fundo
Córrego Fundo
Córrego Fundo is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 5,635 people living in a total area of 105 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Formiga...
, Arcos
Arcos, Minas Gerais
Arcos is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 34,763 people living in a total area of 510 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Formiga...
, and Japaraíba
Japaraíba
Japaraíba is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 3,688 people living in a total area of 172 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Central Mineira and to the micro-region of Bom Despacho...
(North), Pedra do Indaiá
Pedra do Indaiá
Pedra do Indaiá is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 3,921 people living in a total area of 349 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Formiga...
, Itapecerica, Camacho
Camacho, Minas Gerais
Camacho is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 3,204 people living in a total area of 222 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Formiga...
(East), Candeias
Candeias
Candeias is a town in Brazil, in the State of Bahia. It is located 46 km in the north of Salvador, the capital of the State of Bahia, The town is near the BR324 motorway...
, Cristais
Cristais
Cristais is a town and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.-References:...
, and Guapé
Guapé
Guapé is a town and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil.-References:...
(South), and Pimenta
Pimenta, Minas Gerais
Pimenta is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 8,164 people living in a total area of 415 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Formiga...
(West).
Communications
Formiga is linked to Belo Horizonte by MG-050 and lies 2 km south of the highway junction. There is also a railroad line carrying freight. The closest point on the Furnas reservoir is 25 km to the southwest.Distances to other cities
- DivinópolisDivinópolisDivinópolis is a city and municipality located in the centre-west of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The estimated population in 2007 was 201,921 inhabitants. The total area of the municipality is 709 km² and the elevation is 712 metres. It is located at 120 km from state capital Belo Horizonte...
: 76 km - Bom DespachoBom DespachoBom Despacho can refer to the following places:*A Brazilian city located in the state of Minas Gerais. It is located 156 km from Belo Horizonte and had a population of 42,215 ....
: 110 km - LavrasLavrasLavras is a city and municipality in Southern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Located at an altitude of 900 m, it has an approximate population of 80,000 inhabitants. The area of the municipality is 566.1 km²...
: 115 km - ArcosArcos, Minas GeraisArcos is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 34,763 people living in a total area of 510 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Formiga...
: 26 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...
: 194 km - Rio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
: 545 km - São PauloSão PauloSão Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
: 470 km - BrasíliaBrasíliaBrasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...
: 812 km
Weather
- Average annual temperature: 21.3 C
- Maximum annual temperature: 26.2 C
- Minimum annual temperature: 15.1 C
- Average annual rainfall index: 1.400 mm
Main rivers: Rio Formiga, Rio Mata-Cavalo, Rio Pouso Alegre and Furnas Reservoir. Formiga is located in the Grande River
Grande River
The Grande River is river in south-central Brazil. It rises in the Mantiqueira Mountains in the state of Minas Gerais and descends inland, west-northwestward. Its lower course marks a portion of the Minas Gerais-São Paulo border...
basin.
Economy
Services, light industry, and agriculture are the most important economic activities. In 2004 there were 2,481 enterprises, of which the majority were concentrated in the commerce sector, vehicle repair, and sales of personal and domestic objects. The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$474 million, R$44 million from taxes, 311 million reais from services, 67 million reais from industry, and 50 million reais from agriculture. There were 1,865 rural producers on 77,000 hectares of land (2006). 229 farms had tractors (2006). Approximately 5,600 persons were employed in agriculture. The main crops are coffee, beans, soybeans, rice, sugarcane, and corn. There were 69,000 head of cattle (2006). Poultry raising was also substantial with two hundred head in 2006.There were 7 banks (2007). The motor vehicle fleet had 13,066 automobiles, 1,281 trucks, 1,255 pickup trucks, and 5,894 motorcycles. The ratio of inhabitant per motor vehicle was 3 vehicles per inhabitant.
Working population by sector (2005)
- Transformation industries (508 units): 4,368 workers
- Construction (21 units): 974 workers
- Commerce (1,447 units): 4,612 workers
- Lodging and restaurants (124 units): 339 workers
- Transport, storage, communications (132 units): 730 workers
- Public administration: 1,694 workers
- Health and social services: 512 workers
Health and education
In the health sector there were 31 public health clinics (2005) and 2 private hospitals with 116 beds. Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to DivinópolisDivinópolis
Divinópolis is a city and municipality located in the centre-west of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The estimated population in 2007 was 201,921 inhabitants. The total area of the municipality is 709 km² and the elevation is 712 metres. It is located at 120 km from state capital Belo Horizonte...
. Educational needs of 13,800 students were met by 30 primary schools, 8 middle schools, and 25 pre-primary schools. The private university UNIPAC has a campus in the city offering 19 undergraduate courses and 3 post-graduate courses. Formiga has one institute of higher learning—the Centro Universitário de Formiga UNIFORMG, offering 17 majors.
- 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...
: 0.793 (2000) - State ranking: 65 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
- National ranking: 736 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
- Literacy rate: 91%
- Life expectancy: 74 (average of males and females)
In 2000 the per capita monthly income of R$254.00 was below the state and national average of R$276.00 and R$297.00 respectively. 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.