Frutal

picture info	Frutal Frutal is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The population, estimated in 2020 by the IBGE, is of 60,012 inhabitants. The city has an area of 2,427km2. Frutal is located in the region known as the "Triângulo Mineiro". Microregion of Frutal Frutal is the seat of a statistical microregion with 12 municipalities: Campina Verde, Carneirinho, Comendador Gomes, Fronteira, Frutal, Itapagipe, Iturama, Limeira do Oeste, Pirajuba, Planura, São Francisco de Sales, and União de Minas. In 2010 the population of this region was 179,512 inhabitants. The area is 16,840 km2, with a population density of 10.66 inhabitants/km2. Location The city is located at an elevation of 485 meters just north of the Grande River, a tributary of the Paraná River. It is 8 km east of federal highway BR-153 (Transbrasiliana). Neighboring municipalities are: Northwest: Itapagipe North: Comendador Gomes Northeast: Campo Florido West: Itapagipe East: Orindiúv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Planura Planura is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 12,292 in a total area of 318 km². It became a municipality in 1962. Location Planura belongs to the statistical micro-region of Frutal. It is located in the center of the rich region of western Minas Gerais known as the Triângulo Mineiro at an elevation of 492 meters. The Rio Grande, dammed to form the Represa de Porto Colômiba, forms the southern boundary. Neighboring municipalities are: West: Frutal North: Pirajuba East: Conceição das Alagoas South: Colômbia in the state of São Paulo Important distances are: Belo Horizonte: 578 km Pirajuba: 30 km Frutal: 37 km Uberaba: 110 km History The first settlement began on lands belonging to João Januário da Silva e Oliveira, on the banks of the Rio Grande. The first group of houses was known as Porto do Cemitério, later changing the name to Esplanada. In 1938 it became a distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pirajuba Pirajuba is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020, the population is 6,348 in a total area of 332 km². It became a municipality in 1953. Etymology "Pirajuba" comes from the tupi language and means "yellow fish", from ''pirá'' ("fish") and ''îub'' ("yellow"). Location Pirajuba belongs to the statistical micro-region of Frutal. It is located in the center of the rich region of western Minas Gerais known as the Triângulo Mineiro at an elevation of 428 meters. Neighboring municipalities are: West: Frutal North: Comendador Gomes East: Conceição das Alagoas South: Planura Important distances are: Belo Horizonte: 565 km Planura: 30 km Frutal: 50 km Uberaba: 138 km Economic activities The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$ R$78 million. Pirajuba is in the top tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Comendador Gomes Comendador Gomes is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The population is 3,120 (2020 est.) in an area of 1041.05 km². It became a municipality in 1948. Location Comendador Gomes is located at an elevation of 557 meters in the west of the area known as the Triângulo Mineiro about 15 km west of the Transbrasiliana highway—Br-153. It belongs to the statistical microregion of Frutal. Neighboring municipalities are: North: Pirajuba East: Prata West and Southwest: Itapagipe South: Frutal Distances Belo Horizonte: 603 km. Frutal: 55 km. Uberaba: 200 km. Economic activities The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$ 55,658,000. Comendador Gomes 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 well-developed retail infrastructure serving the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Limeira Do Oeste Limeira do Oeste is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. the population was 7,589 in a total area of 1,318 km². It became a municipality in 1993. Location Limeira do Oeste belongs to the statistical micro-region of Frutal. It is located in the extreme west of the rich region of western Minas Gerais known as the Triângulo Mineiro at an elevation of 428 meters. Neighboring municipalities are: West: Paranaíba in Mato Grosso do Sul Northwest: Itarumã in Goiás North: São Simão in Goiás Northeast: Santa Vitória East: União de Minas South: Carneirinho Economy The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$ R$32 million. Limeira do Oeste is in the top tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. there was 01 banking agency in the town. There was a well-developed retail infrastructure serving the surrounding area of cattle and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Itapagipe Itapagipe is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. the population was 15,379 in a total area of 1,795 km². It became a municipality in 1885. Location Itapagipe is located at an elevation of 516 meters in the south-center of the area known as the Triângulo Mineiro 37 km. west of the Transbrasiliana highway—Br-153. The Rio Grande, a tributary of the Paraná River, forms its southern boundary. It belongs to the statistical micro-region of Frutal. Neighboring municipalities are: North: Frutal Northwest: Campina Verde West: São Francisco de Sales South: Paulo de Faria, São Paulo Distances Belo Horizonte: - 648 km. Frutal: - 48 km. Uberaba: - 193 km. Uberlândia: - 234 km São José do Rio Preto (SP): - 143 km Iturama: – 98 km São Paulo: – 600 km Brasília: – 710 km Origin of the name The name Itapagipe comes from the tupi-guarani and means “hard rock”. This name was c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fronteira, Minas Gerais Fronteira is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The population is 18,492 (2020 est.) in an area of 199.99 km2. It became a municipality in 1943. Location Fronteira is located at an elevation of 458 meters in the west of the area known as the Triângulo Mineiro, on the Transbrasiliana highway—Br-153. The Rio Grande, a tributary of the Paraná River, forms its southern boundary. The Marimbondo Dam and hydroelectric station is on the southern boundary of the municipal area. It belongs to the statistical microregion of Frutal. Neighboring municipalities are: North: Frutal East: Guaraci state of São Paulo West: Orindiúva state of São Paulo South: Icém, São Paulo Distances Belo Horizonte: 645 km. Frutal: 44 km. Uberaba: 189 km. Uberlândia: 218 km * São José do Rio Preto: 65 km. São Paulo: 477 km Economic activities The most important economic activities are cattle raising, royalties from the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	União De Minas União de Minas is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Location 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 West: Limeira do Oeste East: Campina Verde South: Iturama 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. In the rural area there were 483 establishments occupying 86,000 hectares. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Iturama Iturama is a municipality with a total area of 1,401 km² in the center-west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 the population was estimated at 39,690. It became a municipality on 27 December 1948. Location Iturama belongs to the micro-region of Frutal. It is located in the region of western Minas Gerais known as Triângulo Mineiro at an elevation of 453 meters. It is bounded in the south at the border with São Paulo state by a huge artificial lake in the river Rio Grande created by the Água Vermelha Dam. Iturama has neighboring municipalities: West: Carneirinho Northwest: Limeira do Oeste North: União de Minas Northeast: Campina Verde East: São Francisco de Sales South: Arabá and Mira Estrela Distances from other places: Belo Horizonte: 764 km Uberaba: 286 km São Francisco de Sales: 51 km Frutal: 145 km São Paulo: 637 km History and culture The name "Iturama" comes from Itu (big) and Rama (waterfall) in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	São Francisco De Sales São Francisco de Sales is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 6,274 in a total area of 1,129 km². It became a municipality in 1962. Location São Francisco de Sales belongs to the statistical micro-region of Frutal. It is located at an elevation of 423 meters on the northern bank of the Rio Grande and is crossed by the Verde River. Neighboring municipalities are: North: Campina Verde West: Iturama East: Itapagipe South: the state of São Paulo Distances Campina Verde: Iturama: 50 km Itapagipe: 43 km Frutal: 92 * Belo Horizonte: 692 The highways of access are: BR-262, BR-050, MG-427, BR-364, and MG-255. History The town had its origins in an Indian village, located on the banks of the Rio Verde. Around 1835 a priest, Jerônimo Gonçalves Macedo, arrived and put up a cross. In 1850 a district was formed with the name "Missões", later changed to São Francisco de Sales in homage to the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Carneirinho Carneirinho is a municipality in the westernmost tip of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Due to its location, it is the only municipality in Minas Gerais to border the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. the population was 10,066 in a total area of 2,060.720 km². It became a municipality in 1993. History The town of Carneirinho was founded in 1954 by the Carneiro family, thus the origin of the name. The first settlement had begun on the Bom Sucesso cattle ranch in the late nineteenth century. In 1941 a general store opened on the banks of the Mutuca stream and houses were built nearby. The first church was built in 1952, consecrated to Our Lady Aparecida. In 1962 the district of Carneirinho was established and in 1992 it became a municipality. Geography The municipality is composed of the districts of São Sebastião do Pontal, Estrela da Barra and Fátima do Pontal; and the villages of Aparecida do Paranaíba "Barbosa" and Gracilândia "Pereira". Carneirinho is located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Campina Verde Campina Verde is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. the population was 19,752 in a total area of 3,663 km². It became a municipality in 1938. Location Campina Verde is located at an elevation of 530 meters north of the Rio Grande, a tributary of the Paraná River. It is 70 km. west of federal highway BR-153 (Transbrasiliana). It belongs to the statistical microregion of Frutal. Neighboring municipalities are: Northwest: Santa Vitória North: Ituiutaba East and Northeast: Prata West: Itapagibe Southwest: Iturama South: São Francisco de Sales Southeast:Itapagipe and União de Minas Distances Belo Horizonte: 720 km. Uberaba: 145 km. Uberlândia: 151 km. Ituiutaba: 185 km. Economic activities The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, light industry, food processing, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$181,515,000. Campina Verde is in the top tier of municipalities in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Campo Florido Campo Florido is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was estimated to be 8,269 people living in a total area of 1,261 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of Triângulo Mineiro and Alto Paranaíba and to the micro-region of Uberaba. It became a municipality in 1938. Geography Campo Florido is located at an elevation of 570 meters, 70 km. west of Uberaba. The distance to the state capital, Belo Horizonte, is 546 km. Neighboring municipalities are: Comendador Gomes (W), Prata (NW), Veríssimo (E), Conceição das Alagoas, (SE) Pirajuba (S), and Frutal (SW). Economy The main economic activities are services, industry (especially brick making), and agriculture. There is an alcohol and sugar distilling plant—S/A USINA CORURIPE AÇÚCAR E ÁLCOOL, FILIAL CAMPO FLORIDO:, located 25 km. from the city center. The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$155 million, with 36 million Reais from services, 35 mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

picture info	Frutal Frutal is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The population, estimated in 2020 by the IBGE, is of 60,012 inhabitants. The city has an area of 2,427km2. Frutal is located in the region known as the "Triângulo Mineiro". Microregion of Frutal Frutal is the seat of a statistical microregion with 12 municipalities: Campina Verde, Carneirinho, Comendador Gomes, Fronteira, Frutal, Itapagipe, Iturama, Limeira do Oeste, Pirajuba, Planura, São Francisco de Sales, and União de Minas. In 2010 the population of this region was 179,512 inhabitants. The area is 16,840 km2, with a population density of 10.66 inhabitants/km2. Location The city is located at an elevation of 485 meters just north of the Grande River, a tributary of the Paraná River. It is 8 km east of federal highway BR-153 (Transbrasiliana). Neighboring municipalities are: Northwest: Itapagipe North: Comendador Gomes Northeast: Campo Florido West: Itapagipe East: Orindiúv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Planura Planura is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 12,292 in a total area of 318 km². It became a municipality in 1962. Location Planura belongs to the statistical micro-region of Frutal. It is located in the center of the rich region of western Minas Gerais known as the Triângulo Mineiro at an elevation of 492 meters. The Rio Grande, dammed to form the Represa de Porto Colômiba, forms the southern boundary. Neighboring municipalities are: West: Frutal North: Pirajuba East: Conceição das Alagoas South: Colômbia in the state of São Paulo Important distances are: Belo Horizonte: 578 km Pirajuba: 30 km Frutal: 37 km Uberaba: 110 km History The first settlement began on lands belonging to João Januário da Silva e Oliveira, on the banks of the Rio Grande. The first group of houses was known as Porto do Cemitério, later changing the name to Esplanada. In 1938 it became a distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pirajuba Pirajuba is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020, the population is 6,348 in a total area of 332 km². It became a municipality in 1953. Etymology "Pirajuba" comes from the tupi language and means "yellow fish", from ''pirá'' ("fish") and ''îub'' ("yellow"). Location Pirajuba belongs to the statistical micro-region of Frutal. It is located in the center of the rich region of western Minas Gerais known as the Triângulo Mineiro at an elevation of 428 meters. Neighboring municipalities are: West: Frutal North: Comendador Gomes East: Conceição das Alagoas South: Planura Important distances are: Belo Horizonte: 565 km Planura: 30 km Frutal: 50 km Uberaba: 138 km Economic activities The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$ R$78 million. Pirajuba is in the top tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Comendador Gomes Comendador Gomes is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The population is 3,120 (2020 est.) in an area of 1041.05 km². It became a municipality in 1948. Location Comendador Gomes is located at an elevation of 557 meters in the west of the area known as the Triângulo Mineiro about 15 km west of the Transbrasiliana highway—Br-153. It belongs to the statistical microregion of Frutal. Neighboring municipalities are: North: Pirajuba East: Prata West and Southwest: Itapagipe South: Frutal Distances Belo Horizonte: 603 km. Frutal: 55 km. Uberaba: 200 km. Economic activities The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$ 55,658,000. Comendador Gomes 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 well-developed retail infrastructure serving the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Limeira Do Oeste Limeira do Oeste is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. the population was 7,589 in a total area of 1,318 km². It became a municipality in 1993. Location Limeira do Oeste belongs to the statistical micro-region of Frutal. It is located in the extreme west of the rich region of western Minas Gerais known as the Triângulo Mineiro at an elevation of 428 meters. Neighboring municipalities are: West: Paranaíba in Mato Grosso do Sul Northwest: Itarumã in Goiás North: São Simão in Goiás Northeast: Santa Vitória East: União de Minas South: Carneirinho Economy The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$ R$32 million. Limeira do Oeste is in the top tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. there was 01 banking agency in the town. There was a well-developed retail infrastructure serving the surrounding area of cattle and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Itapagipe Itapagipe is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. the population was 15,379 in a total area of 1,795 km². It became a municipality in 1885. Location Itapagipe is located at an elevation of 516 meters in the south-center of the area known as the Triângulo Mineiro 37 km. west of the Transbrasiliana highway—Br-153. The Rio Grande, a tributary of the Paraná River, forms its southern boundary. It belongs to the statistical micro-region of Frutal. Neighboring municipalities are: North: Frutal Northwest: Campina Verde West: São Francisco de Sales South: Paulo de Faria, São Paulo Distances Belo Horizonte: - 648 km. Frutal: - 48 km. Uberaba: - 193 km. Uberlândia: - 234 km São José do Rio Preto (SP): - 143 km Iturama: – 98 km São Paulo: – 600 km Brasília: – 710 km Origin of the name The name Itapagipe comes from the tupi-guarani and means “hard rock”. This name was c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fronteira, Minas Gerais Fronteira is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The population is 18,492 (2020 est.) in an area of 199.99 km2. It became a municipality in 1943. Location Fronteira is located at an elevation of 458 meters in the west of the area known as the Triângulo Mineiro, on the Transbrasiliana highway—Br-153. The Rio Grande, a tributary of the Paraná River, forms its southern boundary. The Marimbondo Dam and hydroelectric station is on the southern boundary of the municipal area. It belongs to the statistical microregion of Frutal. Neighboring municipalities are: North: Frutal East: Guaraci state of São Paulo West: Orindiúva state of São Paulo South: Icém, São Paulo Distances Belo Horizonte: 645 km. Frutal: 44 km. Uberaba: 189 km. Uberlândia: 218 km * São José do Rio Preto: 65 km. São Paulo: 477 km Economic activities The most important economic activities are cattle raising, royalties from the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	União De Minas União de Minas is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Location 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 West: Limeira do Oeste East: Campina Verde South: Iturama 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. In the rural area there were 483 establishments occupying 86,000 hectares. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Iturama Iturama is a municipality with a total area of 1,401 km² in the center-west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 the population was estimated at 39,690. It became a municipality on 27 December 1948. Location Iturama belongs to the micro-region of Frutal. It is located in the region of western Minas Gerais known as Triângulo Mineiro at an elevation of 453 meters. It is bounded in the south at the border with São Paulo state by a huge artificial lake in the river Rio Grande created by the Água Vermelha Dam. Iturama has neighboring municipalities: West: Carneirinho Northwest: Limeira do Oeste North: União de Minas Northeast: Campina Verde East: São Francisco de Sales South: Arabá and Mira Estrela Distances from other places: Belo Horizonte: 764 km Uberaba: 286 km São Francisco de Sales: 51 km Frutal: 145 km São Paulo: 637 km History and culture The name "Iturama" comes from Itu (big) and Rama (waterfall) in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	São Francisco De Sales São Francisco de Sales is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 6,274 in a total area of 1,129 km². It became a municipality in 1962. Location São Francisco de Sales belongs to the statistical micro-region of Frutal. It is located at an elevation of 423 meters on the northern bank of the Rio Grande and is crossed by the Verde River. Neighboring municipalities are: North: Campina Verde West: Iturama East: Itapagipe South: the state of São Paulo Distances Campina Verde: Iturama: 50 km Itapagipe: 43 km Frutal: 92 * Belo Horizonte: 692 The highways of access are: BR-262, BR-050, MG-427, BR-364, and MG-255. History The town had its origins in an Indian village, located on the banks of the Rio Verde. Around 1835 a priest, Jerônimo Gonçalves Macedo, arrived and put up a cross. In 1850 a district was formed with the name "Missões", later changed to São Francisco de Sales in homage to the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Carneirinho Carneirinho is a municipality in the westernmost tip of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Due to its location, it is the only municipality in Minas Gerais to border the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. the population was 10,066 in a total area of 2,060.720 km². It became a municipality in 1993. History The town of Carneirinho was founded in 1954 by the Carneiro family, thus the origin of the name. The first settlement had begun on the Bom Sucesso cattle ranch in the late nineteenth century. In 1941 a general store opened on the banks of the Mutuca stream and houses were built nearby. The first church was built in 1952, consecrated to Our Lady Aparecida. In 1962 the district of Carneirinho was established and in 1992 it became a municipality. Geography The municipality is composed of the districts of São Sebastião do Pontal, Estrela da Barra and Fátima do Pontal; and the villages of Aparecida do Paranaíba "Barbosa" and Gracilândia "Pereira". Carneirinho is located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Campina Verde Campina Verde is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. the population was 19,752 in a total area of 3,663 km². It became a municipality in 1938. Location Campina Verde is located at an elevation of 530 meters north of the Rio Grande, a tributary of the Paraná River. It is 70 km. west of federal highway BR-153 (Transbrasiliana). It belongs to the statistical microregion of Frutal. Neighboring municipalities are: Northwest: Santa Vitória North: Ituiutaba East and Northeast: Prata West: Itapagibe Southwest: Iturama South: São Francisco de Sales Southeast:Itapagipe and União de Minas Distances Belo Horizonte: 720 km. Uberaba: 145 km. Uberlândia: 151 km. Ituiutaba: 185 km. Economic activities The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, light industry, food processing, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$181,515,000. Campina Verde is in the top tier of municipalities in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Campo Florido Campo Florido is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was estimated to be 8,269 people living in a total area of 1,261 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of Triângulo Mineiro and Alto Paranaíba and to the micro-region of Uberaba. It became a municipality in 1938. Geography Campo Florido is located at an elevation of 570 meters, 70 km. west of Uberaba. The distance to the state capital, Belo Horizonte, is 546 km. Neighboring municipalities are: Comendador Gomes (W), Prata (NW), Veríssimo (E), Conceição das Alagoas, (SE) Pirajuba (S), and Frutal (SW). Economy The main economic activities are services, industry (especially brick making), and agriculture. There is an alcohol and sugar distilling plant—S/A USINA CORURIPE AÇÚCAR E ÁLCOOL, FILIAL CAMPO FLORIDO:, located 25 km. from the city center. The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$155 million, with 36 million Reais from services, 35 mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]