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[[Image:MinasGerais Municip NovoCruzeiro.svg|thumb|right|250px|Location of Novo Cruzeiro |
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'''Novo Cruzeiro''' is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of [[Minas Gerais]]. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the microregion of Araçuaí. |
'''Novo Cruzeiro''' is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of [[Minas Gerais]]. Its population as of 2007 was estimated to be 30,331 people living in a total area of 1,701 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the microregion of [[Araçuaí]]. The elevation of the municipal seat is 980 meters. It became a municipality in 1943. |
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The economy is based on cattle raising, services, and subsistence agriculture, with the main crops being coffee (5,500 ha.), rice, beans, sugarcane, and corn. The cattle herd had 18,000 head in 2006. In 2005 there were 3318 rural producers but only 47 tractors. 10,300 persons were dependent on agriculture. As of 2005 there were 10 public health clinics, with 2 carrying out diagnosis and complete therapy. There was one hospital with 42 beds. Educational needs were met by 37 primary schools, 6 middle schools and 6 nursery schools. There were 569 automobiles in 2006, giving a ratio of 60 inhabitants per automobile (there were 1650 motorcycles). There was 1 bank in 2007. <ref>[http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php IBGE]</ref> |
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Neigboring municipalities are: [[Araçuaí]] - [[Caraí]] - [[Itaipé]] - [[Ladainha]] - [[Setubinha]] and [[Angelândia]]. The distance to [[Belo Horizonte]] is 557 km. The distance to the nearest major population center, [[Teófilo Otoni]] is 111 km. As of 2002 most of the access roads were still not paved.<ref>[http://www.aondefica.com/centerleft_mg.asp Distancias Minas Gerais]</ref> |
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<ref>[http://www.citybrazil.com.br/mg/regioes/aracuai/ Citybrazil]</ref> |
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'''Social Indicators''' |
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Novo Cruzeiro is ranked low on the MHDI and was one of the poorest municipalities in the state and in the country in 2000. |
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*MHDI: .629 (2000) |
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*State ranking: 791 out of 853 municipalities |
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*National ranking: 4,147 out of 5,138 municipalities in 2000 |
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*Life expectancy: 64 |
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*Literacy rate: 61 |
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*Combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrolment ratio: .745 |
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*Per capita income (monthly): R$125.00 <ref>[http://www.frigoletto.com.br/GeoEcon/idhmg.htm Frigoletto]</ref> |
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The above figures can be compared with those of [[Poços de Caldas]], which had an MHDI of .841, the highest in the state of [[Minas Gerais]]. The highest in the country was [[São Caetano do Sul]] in the state of [[São Paulo]] with an MHDI of .919. The lowest was [[Manari]] in the state of [[Pernambuco]] with an MHDI of .467 out of a total of 5504 municipalities in the country as of 2004. At last count Brazil had 5,561 municipalities so this might have changed at the time of this writing. <ref>[http://www.frigoletto.com.br/GeoEcon/idhmg.htm Frigoletto]</ref> |
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===References=== |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of municipalities in Minas Gerais]] |
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Revision as of 20:25, 25 July 2008
Novo Cruzeiro is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was estimated to be 30,331 people living in a total area of 1,701 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the microregion of Araçuaí. The elevation of the municipal seat is 980 meters. It became a municipality in 1943.
The economy is based on cattle raising, services, and subsistence agriculture, with the main crops being coffee (5,500 ha.), rice, beans, sugarcane, and corn. The cattle herd had 18,000 head in 2006. In 2005 there were 3318 rural producers but only 47 tractors. 10,300 persons were dependent on agriculture. As of 2005 there were 10 public health clinics, with 2 carrying out diagnosis and complete therapy. There was one hospital with 42 beds. Educational needs were met by 37 primary schools, 6 middle schools and 6 nursery schools. There were 569 automobiles in 2006, giving a ratio of 60 inhabitants per automobile (there were 1650 motorcycles). There was 1 bank in 2007. [1]
Neigboring municipalities are: Araçuaí - Caraí - Itaipé - Ladainha - Setubinha and Angelândia. The distance to Belo Horizonte is 557 km. The distance to the nearest major population center, Teófilo Otoni is 111 km. As of 2002 most of the access roads were still not paved.[2] [3]
Social Indicators
Novo Cruzeiro is ranked low on the MHDI and was one of the poorest municipalities in the state and in the country in 2000.
- MHDI: .629 (2000)
- State ranking: 791 out of 853 municipalities
- National ranking: 4,147 out of 5,138 municipalities in 2000
- Life expectancy: 64
- Literacy rate: 61
- Combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrolment ratio: .745
- Per capita income (monthly): R$125.00 [4]
The above figures can be compared with those of Poços de Caldas, which had an MHDI of .841, the highest in the state of Minas Gerais. The highest in the country was São Caetano do Sul in the state of São Paulo with an MHDI of .919. The lowest was Manari in the state of Pernambuco with an MHDI of .467 out of a total of 5504 municipalities in the country as of 2004. At last count Brazil had 5,561 municipalities so this might have changed at the time of this writing. [5]