Frutal
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Frutal is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais
. The population, measured in 2010 by the IBGE
, is of 53,468 inhabitants. The city has an area of 2,427 km². Frutal is located on the region known as the "Triângulo Mineiro
".
, Carneirinho
, Comendador Gomes
, Fronteira
, Frutal, Itapagipe
, Iturama
, Limeira do Oeste
, Pirajuba
, Planura
, São Francisco de Sales
, and União de Minas
. In 2010 the population of this region was 179,512 inhabitants. The area is 16,840 km², with a population density of 10.66 inhab/km².
, a tributary of the Paraná River
. It is 8 km east of federal highway BR-153 (Transbrasiliana). Neighboring municipalities are:
Distances
Frutal is an important agricultural producer and a large producer of meat and dairy products. There were 157,000 heads of cattle in 2006, of which 53,000 head were dairy cows. The crops with a planted area of more than 100 hectares were:
The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was Poços de Caldas
with 0.841, while the lowest was Setubinha
with 0.568. Nationally the highest was São Caetano do Sul
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
has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place.
, which was known by the first settlers as only "fruit". As a result the place was called Patrimônio das Frutas, later as Carmo do Fructal and today only Frutal. The first registers mention the arrival of a pioneer Antônio de Paula e Silva in 1835, who settled with his family and slaves on the banks of the Rio Grande. In 1850 the settlement was declared a "arraial" or village, and in 1858 it was raised to the status of district in the municipality of Uberaba
, becoming emancipated in the same year with the name of Carmo do Fructal. In 1887 it became a city with the name Frutal.
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...
. The population, measured in 2010 by the IBGE
IBGE
The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics or IBGE , is the agency responsible for statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental information in Brazil...
, is of 53,468 inhabitants. The city has an area of 2,427 km². Frutal is located on the region known as the "Triângulo Mineiro
Triângulo Mineiro
The Triangle Mineiro Portuguese pronunciation: [tɾiɐɡulu minejru] is an officer in the region west of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The area is 93.500 km ² and is limited by the Serra da Canastra and Marcela, east, south of Sao Paulo, Goias in the north and west of the junction of the rivers...
".
Microregion of Frutal
Frutal is the seat of a statistical microregion with 12 municipalities: Campina VerdeCampina 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 km². It became a municipality in 1938.-Location:...
, Carneirinho
Carneirinho
Carneirinho is a municipality in the westernmost tip of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Due to its location, it is the only municipality in Minas Gerais to border the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. As of 2008 the population was 9,129 in a total area of 2,060.720 km²...
, 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 km². It became a municipality in 1948.-Location:...
, Fronteira
Fronteira, Minas Gerais
Fronteira is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 13,983 in a total area of 200 km². It became a municipality in 1943.-Location:...
, Frutal, Itapagipe
Itapagipe
Itapagipe is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 14,019 in a total area of 1,795 km². It became a municipality in 1885.-Location:...
, Iturama
Iturama
Iturama is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 31,495 in a total area of 1,401 km². It became a municipality in 1948.-Location:...
, Limeira do Oeste
Limeira do Oeste
Limeira do Oeste is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 6,492 in a total area of 1,318 km². It became a municipality in 1993.-Location:...
, Pirajuba
Pirajuba
Pirajuba is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 3,694 in a total area of 332 km². It became a municipality in 1953.- Etymology :...
, Planura
Planura
Planura is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 10,289 in a total area of 318 km². It became a municipality in 1962.-Location:...
, São Francisco de Sales
São Francisco de Sales
São Francisco de Sales is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 5,167 in a total area of 1,129 km². It became a municipality in 1962.-Location:...
, and União de Minas
União de Minas
-Location:União de Minas belongs to the statistical micro-region of Frutal. It is located at an elevation of 521 meters between the São Domingos River and the Grande River.Neighboring municipalities are:*North: Santa Vitória*West: Limeira do Oeste...
. In 2010 the population of this region was 179,512 inhabitants. The area is 16,840 km², with a population density of 10.66 inhab/km².
Location
The city is located at an elevation of 485 meters just north of the Grande RiverGrande 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...
, a tributary of the Paraná River
Paraná River
The Paraná River is a river in south Central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina for some . It is second in length only to the Amazon River among South American rivers. The name Paraná is an abbreviation of the phrase "para rehe onáva", which comes from the Tupi language...
. It is 8 km east of federal highway BR-153 (Transbrasiliana). Neighboring municipalities are:
- Northwest: ItapagipeItapagipeItapagipe is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 14,019 in a total area of 1,795 km². It became a municipality in 1885.-Location:...
- North: Comendador GomesComendador GomesComendador 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 km². It became a municipality in 1948.-Location:...
- Northeast: Campo FloridoCampo FloridoCampo 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 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of Triângulo Mineiro and Alto Paranaíba and to the micro-region of Uberaba. ...
- West: ItapagipeItapagipeItapagipe is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 14,019 in a total area of 1,795 km². It became a municipality in 1885.-Location:...
- East: Orindiúva, São Paulo
- Southwest: Orindiúva and Paulo de FariaPaulo de FariaPaulo de Faria is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 is 8,550 and the area is 742.94 km². The elevation is 444 m.-Ecological Estate:...
, São Paulo - South: GuaraciGuaraciGuaraci is a municipality in the northwestern area of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 is 9,376 and the area is 640.72 km². The elevation is 481 meters. This place name comes from the Tupi language....
, São Paulo and FronteiraFronteira, Minas GeraisFronteira is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 13,983 in a total area of 200 km². It became a municipality in 1943.-Location:... - Southeast:ColômbiaColômbiaColômbia is a municipality in the northern part of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2003 is 6,299 and the area is 731.46 km² The elevation is 492 m. The bounding municipalities are Barretos to the south and Guaíra to the east...
and BarretosBarretosBarretos is a municipality in the northern part of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city has approximately 112,101 inhabitants and an area of 1565.6 km². Barretos belongs to the Mesoregion of Ribeirão Preto.-History:...
, São Paulo
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...
: 600 km. - UberabaUberabaUberaba is a city and municipality in the west of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. Its population is 296.000 with an area of 4529.7 km², giving a density of 60.71 people per km². It is located on a plateau at an elevation of 785 meters and is in the Uberaba River floodplain...
: 145 km. - UberlândiaUberlândiaUberlândia is the main town in the Triangle region, west of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. With a population of 604,013 inhabitants, according to 2010 estimates, the city is the second largest in the state second only to Belo Horizonte...
: 186 km. - PlanuraPlanuraPlanura is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 10,289 in a total area of 318 km². It became a municipality in 1962.-Location:...
: 32 km.
Economic activities
The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, light industry, food processing, and agriculture. The GDP in 2008 was R$ 692,216,000. Frutal is in the top tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. As of 2007 there were 06 banking agencies in the town. There was a dynamic retail infrastructure serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands. In the rural area there were 1,574 establishments occupying about 3,800 workers. 530 of the farms had tractors, a ratio of one in three. There were 10,726 automobiles in all of the municipality, about one for every 9 inhabitants.Frutal is an important agricultural producer and a large producer of meat and dairy products. There were 157,000 heads of cattle in 2006, of which 53,000 head were dairy cows. The crops with a planted area of more than 100 hectares were:
- sugarcane: 10,128 ha.
- rubber: 628 ha.
- oranges: 6,500 ha.
- pineapple: 1,600 ha.
- corn: 5,000 ha.
- soybeans: 27,000 ha.
- sorghum: 5,000 ha.
Health and education
In the health sector there were 04 hospitals with 133 beds and 10 public health clinics. In the educational sector there were 13 municipal, 06 state, and 06 private primary schools. There were 4 state and 3 private middle schools. In higher education there were three institutes: ITECON - Instituto Superior de Educação Continuada; UEMG - Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais; FAF - Faculdade Frutal.- 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...
: 0.803 (2000) - State ranking: 32 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
- National ranking: 495 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
- Literacy rate: 91%
- Life expectancy: 74.7 (average of males and females)
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.
Origin of the Name and History
According to oral tradition the name of the city is linked to the abundance of a fruit similar to the jabuticabaJabuticaba
The Jabuticaba is a fruit-bearing tree in the family Myrtaceae native to Minas Gerais in southeastern Brazil grown for the purple, grape-like fruits it produces...
, which was known by the first settlers as only "fruit". As a result the place was called Patrimônio das Frutas, later as Carmo do Fructal and today only Frutal. The first registers mention the arrival of a pioneer Antônio de Paula e Silva in 1835, who settled with his family and slaves on the banks of the Rio Grande. In 1850 the settlement was declared a "arraial" or village, and in 1858 it was raised to the status of district in the municipality of Uberaba
Uberaba
Uberaba is a city and municipality in the west of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. Its population is 296.000 with an area of 4529.7 km², giving a density of 60.71 people per km². It is located on a plateau at an elevation of 785 meters and is in the Uberaba River floodplain...
, becoming emancipated in the same year with the name of Carmo do Fructal. In 1887 it became a city with the name Frutal.