Gameleiras
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Gameleiras is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais
. As of 2007 the population was 5,226 in a total area of 1,733 km². The elevation is 540 meters. It became a municipality in 1997. The postal code (CEP) is 39505-000.
Gameleiras is part of the statistical microregion of Janaúba
. It is surrounded by the following municipalities:
It is connected by poor roads to the regional center of Janaúba to the south.
This is one of the poorest municipalities in the state and in the country. The main economic activities are cattle raising (31,000 head in 2006) and farming with modest production of cotton, beans, corn, and sorghum. In 2006 there were 796 rural producers with a total area of 93,157 hectares. Cropland made up 3,000 hectares. There were only 48 tractors. In the urban area there were no financial institutions as of 2006. There were 68 automobiles, giving a ratio of about one automobile for every 76 inhabitants. Health care was provided by 5 public health clinics. There were no hospitals.
Municipal Human Development Index
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...
. As of 2007 the population was 5,226 in a total area of 1,733 km². The elevation is 540 meters. It became a municipality in 1997. The postal code (CEP) is 39505-000.
Gameleiras is part of the statistical microregion of Janaúba
Janaúba
Janaúba is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In 2007 the population was 65,387 in a total area of 2,189 km2. The elevation is 692 meters above sea level.-Location:...
. It is surrounded by the following municipalities:
- West: the state of BahiaBahiaBahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast. It is the fourth most populous Brazilian state after São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, and the fifth-largest in size...
- Southeast: JaíbaJaíbaJaíba is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 30,386 in a total area of 2,733 km². The elevation is 475 meters. It became a municipality in 1993. The postal code is 39508-000....
- South: Pai PedroPai PedroPai Pedro is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. the population was 5,979 in a total area of 785 km². The elevation is 520 meters. It became a municipality in 1997. The postal code is 39517-000....
and Monte AzulMonte AzulMonte Azul is a municipality in the north of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. The population in 2007 was 23,477 in an area of 992 km². The elevation is 582 meters. It became a municipality in 1878. The postal code is 39500-000.... - East:, MamonasMamonasMamomas can refer to municipalities in Bahia, Piauí, and Minas Gerais. For the municipality in Piauí see Manonas, Piauí; for the municipality in Bahia see Mamonas, Bahia. This article refers to Mamonas, Minas Gerais....
- North: Espinosa
It is connected by poor roads to the regional center of Janaúba to the south.
This is one of the poorest municipalities in the state and in the country. The main economic activities are cattle raising (31,000 head in 2006) and farming with modest production of cotton, beans, corn, and sorghum. In 2006 there were 796 rural producers with a total area of 93,157 hectares. Cropland made up 3,000 hectares. There were only 48 tractors. In the urban area there were no financial institutions as of 2006. There were 68 automobiles, giving a ratio of about one automobile for every 76 inhabitants. Health care was provided by 5 public health clinics. There were no hospitals.
Municipal Human Development Index
Human Development Index
The 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...
- MHDI: .581 (2000)
- State ranking: 848 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
- National ranking: 4,964 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
- Life expectancy: 59
- Literacy rate: 64.7
- Combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrolment ratio: .786
- Per capita income (monthly): R$66.44 (For the complete list see Frigoletto)