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[[Image:MinasGerais Municip UniaodeMinas.svg|thumb|right|250px| Location of União de Minas in the state of Minas Gerais]]
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'''União de Minas''' is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of [[Minas Gerais]]. As of 2007 the population was 4,593 in a total area of 1,151 km². It became a municipality in 1997.
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'''União de Minas''' is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of [[Minas Gerais]].


==Location==
==Location==
União de Minas belongs to the statistical micro-region of [[Frutal]]. It is located at an elevation of 497 meters between the São Domingos River and the Grande River. Neighboring municipalities are:
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]]
*North: [[Santa Vitória, Minas Gerais|Santa Vitória]]
*West: [[Limeira do Oeste]]
*West: [[Limeira do Oeste]]
*East: [[Campina Verde]]
*East: [[Campina Verde]]
*South: [[Iturama]] <ref>[http://www.citybrazil.com.br/mg/regioes/frutal/ Citybrazil]</ref>
*South: [[Iturama]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.citybrazil.com.br/mg/regioes/frutal/ |title=Citybrazil |access-date=2008-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080204090624/http://www.citybrazil.com.br/mg/regioes/frutal/ |archive-date=2008-02-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Distances==
==Economy==
The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$ R$59 million of which 36 million came from agriculture. União de Minas is in the top tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. As of 2007 there were no banking agencies in the town. There was a small retail infrastructure serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands. There were 305 automobiles in all of the municipality, about one for every 15 inhabitants.<ref name="IBGE">[http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php IBGE]</ref>
*[[Campina Verde]]: 118&nbsp;km
*[[Iturama]]: 29&nbsp;km
*[[Frutal]]: 160&nbsp;km <ref>[http://www.der.mg.gov.br/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=179 DER MG]</ref>
*[[Belo Horizonte]]: 790 <ref>[http://www.aondefica.com/centerleft_mg.asp Aonde fica]</ref>


In the rural area there were 483 establishments occupying 86,000 hectares. About 800 persons were employed in agriculture. 102 of the farms had tractors, a ratio of one in four farms. There were 124,000 head of cattle in 2006, of which 28,000 head were dairy cows. In permanent crops there were 53,000 ha. planted, while in perennial crops 1,000 ha. were planted (2006). The crops with a planted area of more than 1,000 hectares were sugarcane, corn, and soybeans.<ref name="IBGE"/>
==Economic Activities==
The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$ R$59 million of which 36 million came from agriculture. União de Minas is in the top tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. As of 2007 there were no banking agencies in the town. There was a small retail infrastructure serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands. There were 305 automobiles in all of the municipality, about one for every 15 inhabitants. <ref name="IBGE">[http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php IBGE]</ref>


==Health and education==
In the rural area there were 483 establishments occupying 86,000 hectares. About 800 persons were employed in agriculture. 102 of the farms had tractors, a ratio of one in four farms. There were 124,000 head of cattle in 2006, of which 28,000 head were dairy cows. In permanent crops there were 53,000 ha. planted, while in perennial crops 1,000 ha. were planted (2006). The crops with a planted area of more than 1,000 hectares were sugarcane, corn, and soybeans. <ref name="IBGE"/>
In the health sector there was 01 health clinic and 01 hospital with 17 beds. In the educational sector there were 03 primary schools and 01 middle school.<ref name="IBGE"/>

==Health and Education==
In the health sector there was 01 health clinic and 01 hospital with 17 beds. In the educational sector there were 03 primary schools and 01 middle school. <ref name="IBGE"/>


*Municipal [[Human Development Index]]: 0.716 (2000)
*Municipal [[Human Development Index]]: 0.716 (2000)
*State ranking: 474 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
*State ranking: 474 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
*National ranking: 1,295 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
*National ranking: 1,295 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
*Literacy rate: 82%
*Literacy rate: 82%
*Life expectancy: 67 (average of males and females)
*Life expectancy: 67 (average of males and females)
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of municipalities in Minas Gerais]]
* [[List of municipalities in Minas Gerais]]
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Latest revision as of 15:45, 25 January 2022

União de Minas
Flag of União de Minas
Coat of arms of União de Minas
Location of the municipality in Minas Gerais
Location of the municipality in Minas Gerais
Coordinates: 19°31′48″S 50°20′09″W / 19.53000°S 50.33583°W / -19.53000; -50.33583
CountryBrazil
StateMinas Gerais
MesoregionTriângulo Mineiro e Alto Paranaíba
MicroregionFrutal
Founded22 December 1997
Government
 • PrefectJoão de Freitas Leal
Area
 • Total1,151 km2 (444 sq mi)
Elevation
521 m (1,709 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total4,284
 • Density3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

União de Minas is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.

Location[edit]

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:

Economy[edit]

The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$ R$59 million of which 36 million came from agriculture. União de Minas is in the top tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. As of 2007 there were no banking agencies in the town. There was a small retail infrastructure serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands. There were 305 automobiles in all of the municipality, about one for every 15 inhabitants.[3]

In the rural area there were 483 establishments occupying 86,000 hectares. About 800 persons were employed in agriculture. 102 of the farms had tractors, a ratio of one in four farms. There were 124,000 head of cattle in 2006, of which 28,000 head were dairy cows. In permanent crops there were 53,000 ha. planted, while in perennial crops 1,000 ha. were planted (2006). The crops with a planted area of more than 1,000 hectares were sugarcane, corn, and soybeans.[3]

Health and education[edit]

In the health sector there was 01 health clinic and 01 hospital with 17 beds. In the educational sector there were 03 primary schools and 01 middle school.[3]

  • Municipal Human Development Index: 0.716 (2000)
  • State ranking: 474 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
  • National ranking: 1,295 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
  • Literacy rate: 82%
  • Life expectancy: 67 (average of males and females)

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.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Citybrazil". Archived from the original on 2008-02-04. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
  3. ^ a b c IBGE
  4. ^ Frigoletto

See also[edit]