Mato Verde
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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 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...
. It was founded in 1953. The population was 12,664 as of 2007 and the area was 664 km². The elevation of the city is 541 metres. The postal code (CEP) is 39527-000.
Mato Verde 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: Monte Azul
Monte Azul
Monte 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....
, Porteirinha
Porteirinha
Porteirinha is a municipality in the northern region of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The population in 2007 was 36,864 in an area of 1,806 km². The elevation is 566 meters. It became a municipality in 1938. The postal code is 39520-000....
, Rio Pardo de Minas
Rio Pardo de Minas
Rio Pardo de Minas is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2007 was 28,633 inhabitants in a total area of 3,119 km².-Important facts and Distances:...
, Catuti
Catuti
Catuti is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 5,303 in a total area of 286 km². The elevation is 518 meters. It became a municipality in 1997. The postal code is 39526-000....
and Pai Pedro
Pai Pedro
Pai 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....
.
It is connected by paved road (BR-122) to the regional center of Janaúba to the south. The distance is 80 km. To the north lies the municipality of Monte Azul
Monte Azul
Monte 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....
, a distance of 32 km. The distance to the state capital, 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 504 km. The distance to 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...
is 226 km.
Inadequate rainfall, isolation, and poor soils make this one of the poorest municipalities in the state and in the country. The main economic activities are cattle raising (13,500 head in 2006) and farming with modest production of cotton, rice, beans, corn, and sorghum. In 2006 there were 1,002 rural producers with a total area of 39,851 hectares. Cropland made up 4,300 hectares and natural pasture 24,500 hectares. There were only 56 tractors a ratio of one for every 200 farms. In the urban area there was one financial institution as of 2006. There were 668 automobiles, giving a ratio of about one automobile for every 19 inhabitants. The Gross Domestic Product was R$ 38,291,000 (2005). Health care was provided by 9 public health clinics. There was one hospital with 17 beds.
The most important touristic site is the waterfall called Cachoeira de Maria Rosa, which is located 12 kilometers from the urban area.
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: .669 (2000) In 1991 it was 580.
- State ranking: 674 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
- National ranking: 3,472 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
- Life expectancy: 68
- Literacy rate: 72.9
- Combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrollment ratio: .744
- Per capita income (monthly): R$109.82 (For the complete list see Frigoletto)
External links
See also
- List of municipalities in Minas Gerais