Uruana de Minas is a municipality in the north of the Brazil

Brazil

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ian state of 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...

. As of 2007 the population was 2,777 inhabitants in a total area of 589 km².

The elevation of the municipal seat is 530 mts above sea level. The town became a municipality in 1997.

Neighboring municipalities

• North: Buritis
  Buritis
  Buritis is a small city and municipality in northern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. It is located just south of the Urucuia River, which is a tributary of the São Francisco River.-Highway connections:...
  
   and Arinos
  Arinos
  Arinos is a small city and municipality in northern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Arinos is located west of the Federal District on the Urucuia River, a major tributary of the São Francisco. The city is 333 km. from Brasília...
  
  
• West: Unaí
  Unaí
  Unaí is a city and municipality in northern Minas Gerais state, Brazil, postal code 38610-000.-Location:Unaí is located southeast of Brasília and the Federal District and is linked to that important urban nucleus by highway BR 251, which also connects with BR 040 at Paracatu...
  
  
• South: Bonfinópolis de Minas
  Bonfinópolis de Minas
  Bonfinópolis de Minas is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The population was 5,828 in a total area of 1,778 km². The elevation of the municipal seat is 651. It became a city in 1962....
  
  
• East: Arinos
  Arinos
  Arinos is a small city and municipality in northern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Arinos is located west of the Federal District on the Urucuia River, a major tributary of the São Francisco. The city is 333 km. from Brasília...
  
  

The nearest regional center is Unaí

Unaí

Unaí is a city and municipality in northern Minas Gerais state, Brazil, postal code 38610-000.-Location:Unaí is located southeast of Brasília and the Federal District and is linked to that important urban nucleus by highway BR 251, which also connects with BR 040 at Paracatu...

, which is connected by dirt and paved highways. The distance is 77 km.

Economic activities

The main economic activities are cattle raising (16,427 in 2006) and agriculture. The main crops are cotton (1,000 ha.), peanuts (289 ha.), beans (2,010 ha.), corn (1,800 ha.), soybeans (4,100 ha.), and sorghum (400 ha.). In 2006 there were 277 farms with an area of 44,152 ha. The planted area was 6,000 ha., while the rest was natural pasture or woodland. About 800 people were employed in agriculture.

In the town itself the main employers were commerce and public administration. There were no financial institutions in 2007. There were 109 automobiles.

Education and health

In the school system there were 794 students in 2 primary schools (2006), while there were 247 students in one middle school. There were no hospitals and residents had to go to Unaí, 77 km. away on bad roads. There were 3 public health clinics.

Municipal Human Development Index

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• MHDI: .712
• Ranking in the state: 492 out of 853 municipalities in 2000
• Ranking in the country: 2775 out of 5,138 municipalities in 2000
• Life expectancy: 69 years
• Literacy rate: 80%