Monte Formoso
Encyclopedia
Monte Formoso is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais
. The city belongs to the IBGE statistical mesoregion of Jequitinhonha
and to the microregion of Almenara
. As of 2007 the population was 4,709 in an area of 384 km². The elevation was 651 meters.
Due to its isolation and poor soils for agriculture, Monte Formoso is one of the poorest municipalities in the country. The main economic activities were cattle raising and modest production of coffee, sugarcane, beans, and rice. As of 2007 there were no financial institutions. In the same year there were 56 automobiles, 10 trucks, 13 pickup trucks and 81 motorcycles. In the rural area there were 384 producers on 17,000 hectares. Only 2 of the farms had tractors in 2006. There were 4 public health clinics and no hospital as of 2006.
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...
. The city belongs to the IBGE statistical mesoregion of Jequitinhonha
Jequitinhonha
Jequitinhonha is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais.The population as of 2007 was estimated to be 23,982 people living in a total area of 3,518 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the microregion of Almenara. ...
and to the microregion of Almenara
Almenara, Minas Gerais
Almenara is a city in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Situated on the Jequitinhonha River it is the largest town in that river valley. Its 2007 population was estimated at 36,907 and the municipal area was 2,301 km²....
. As of 2007 the population was 4,709 in an area of 384 km². The elevation was 651 meters.
Due to its isolation and poor soils for agriculture, Monte Formoso is one of the poorest municipalities in the country. The main economic activities were cattle raising and modest production of coffee, sugarcane, beans, and rice. As of 2007 there were no financial institutions. In the same year there were 56 automobiles, 10 trucks, 13 pickup trucks and 81 motorcycles. In the rural area there were 384 producers on 17,000 hectares. Only 2 of the farms had tractors in 2006. There were 4 public health clinics and no hospital as of 2006.
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: .570 (2000)
- State ranking: 852 out of 853 municipalities
- National ranking: 5,115 out of 5,138 municipalities
- Life expectancy: 60
- Literacy rate: 61 For the complete list see Frigoletto
- Combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrolment ratio: .733
- Per capita income (monthly): R$63.02 For the complete list see Frigoletto
See also
- List of municipalities in Minas Gerais