Mato Grosso do Sul

Mato Grosso do Sul
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Basic data
Country	Brazil
Capital	Campo Grande
surface	357,125 km²
Residents	2,449,024 (2010)
density	6.9 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	BR-MS
economy
GDP	78,950  million  R $ 30,138  R $ per capita (2014)

Coordinates: 20 °  S , 55 °  W

The federal state of Mato Grosso do Sul , officially Portuguese Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul , belongs to the Região Centro-Oeste and is located in the interior of Brazil . The population was estimated to be 2,778,986 as of July 1, 2019.

It is geostatistically subdivided by the IBGE into 12 regions (Portuguese Regiões geográficas imediatas ) and by the state into 79 municipalities ( municípios ).

geography

BR-267, an expressway in Mato Grosso do Sul

Mato Grosso do Sul has a border with Paraguay and Bolivia in the west . It also borders (clockwise from the north) with the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso , Goiás , Minas Gerais , São Paulo and Paraná .

With an area of ​​357,125 km², the federal state of Mato Grosso do Sul is as large as the Federal Republic of Germany (357,121 km²). With a population of nearly 2.8 million and a population density of only 6.9 inhabitants per km², Mato Grosso do Sul is one of the most sparsely populated states in Brazil. This is also due to the fact that nearly a third of the area of ​​the state is swampy floodplain ( pantanal ).

The highest point in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul is the Morro Grande at 1,065 m.

The most important rivers are: Río Paraguay , Río Paraná , Rio Paranaíba , Miranda, Aquidauana, Taquari, Negro, Apa, Correntes. Part of the Pantanal wetland is also located here .

The capital is Campo Grande with 843,000 inhabitants. In addition, there are only three other cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants: Dourados with 210,000 inhabitants, Três Lagoas with 111,000 inhabitants and Corumbá with 108,000 inhabitants.

politics

See also : List of Governors of Mato Grosso do Sul

Reinaldo Azambuja ( PSDB ) has been the governor since January 1, 2015 , and was re-elected for a term of office until 2022 in the 2018 elections in Brazil .

Economy and Agriculture

Mato Grosso do Sul lives mainly from agriculture. The most important crops are sugar cane, wheat, soy, cassava, rice and cotton. In addition, livestock is raised (pigs, cattle, chickens). Coal is mined in the state.

Compared to the nationwide economic growth of 11.2% annually on average between 2006 and 2010, economic growth in Mato Grosso do Sul during this period was an average of 11.6%. The gross domestic product reached 17,766 reais per person in 2010.

History and culture

The federal state was created through a decision to separate the southern part of Mato Grosso in 1977 . Since January 1, 1979, Mato Grosso do Sul has its own parliament and government.

Land conflicts

A large part of the Guarani-Kaiowá live in Mato Grosso do Sul. Large farms have been expanding at the expense of the indigenous settlements for decades. The Guarani-Kaiowá resisted the land grab . As a result, a Guarani leader, Nísio Gomes, was shot dead in October 2012. A letter from the community of Pyelito Kue / Mbarakay, in which the Guaraní describe that they are threatened with death, was misunderstood by some Brazilian newspapers as an announcement of mass suicide and made headlines beyond Brazil. Massive protests and a. of the Conselho Indigenista Missionário (CIMI), which was joined by international networks and organizations such as Avaaz.org or Rettet den Regenwald eV, ultimately led to the national authority for the protection of the indigenous population ( FUNAI ) awarding the Guaraní 41,571 hectares of land in January 2013 . But the situation remains very tense.

Cities

Campo Grande

The cities with more than 30,000 inhabitants are (with their population, estimated as of July 1, 2019):

• Campo Grande - 895,982
• Dourados - 222,949
• Três Lagoas - 121,388
• Corumbá - 111,435
• Ponta Porã - 92,526
• Sidrolândia - 57,665
• Naviraí - 54,878
• Nova Andradina - 54,374
• Aquidauana - 47,871
• Maracaju - 47,083
• Paranaíba - 41,363
• Amambai - 39,396
• Rio Brilhante - 37,514
• Coxim - 33,543

See also: List of municipalities in Mato Grosso do Sul

Web links

Commons : Mato Grosso do Sul  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Governo do Estado Mato Grosso do Sul , government website (Brazilian Portuguese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Mato Grosso do Sul - Panorama. In: cidades.ibge.gov.br. IBGE , accessed September 3, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese). 
2. ↑ IBGE: Notícias: Contas Regionais 2014: cinco estados responderam por quase dois terços do PIB do país. Retrieved March 7, 2017 (Brazilian Portuguese).
3. ↑ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística - Campo Grande  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on August 31, 2014.  
4. ↑ Reinaldo Azambuja 45 (Governador). In: todapolitica.com. Eleições 2018, accessed September 3, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese). 
5. ↑ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística - Economia , accessed on January 3, 2013.
6. ↑ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística - Contas Regionais , accessed on January 3, 2013.
7. ↑ Conselho Indigenista Missionário (ed.): A s violências contra os povos indígenas em Mato Grosso do Sul . Campo Grande 2011, especially pp. 56–57 and 106–110.
8. ↑ [1] , accessed on January 25, 2013.
9. ^ Wording of the letter (Portuguese) , accessed on March 12, 2013.
10. ↑ [2] , accessed on January 25, 2013.
11. ↑ Report No. 1054 of the CIMI, March 8, 2013. ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
12. ^ Município de Mato Grosso do Sul. In: cidades.ibge.gov.br. IBGE , accessed April 23, 2020 .