Bocaiuva is a Brazilian

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located in the northwest of the state of

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in ...

. Its population was 50,256 people living in a total area of 3,232 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of North of Minas and to the

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of Bocaiuva. It became a municipality in 1890.

Geography

Location

The municipal seat is located at an elevation of 710 meters on the north flank of the Serra do Espinhaço mountain range. Highway connections are made by a feeder road (4 km) to BR-135, which connects to

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, to the north. Neighboring municipalities are:

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, Guaraciama and Claro dos Poções

Geographical Data

*Maximum elevation: 1485 m Location: Serra do Espinhaço *Minimum elevation: 597 m Location: Rio Jequitinhonha / the boundary with the municipalities of

Temperatura *Yearly average: 24.3 C *Maximum average: 30 C *Minimum average: 16 C *Yearly rainfall average: 1,246 mm Relief *Flat: 58% *Hilly: 30% *Mountainous: 12% Main Rivers *Rio Guavinipam *Rio Jequitinhonha

Climate

Statistical Micro-region

Bocaiuva is also a statistical micro-region composed of 5 municipalities: Bocaiuva,

, Francisco Dumont, Guaraciama, and Olhos-d'Água. In 2000 the area was 7,812.30 km²; the population was 60,450; the population density was 7.74 inhabitants/km².

Distances

: 30 km *

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: 107 km *

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: 369 km

Origin of the name

There are two versions of the origin of the name "Bocaiuva, either from the Macaúba palm or the abolitionist and journalist Quintino Bocaiuva. According to popular tradition, everything began with the carrying of an image of Our Lord of Bonfim who became too heavy and a chapel was built at that spot. The first name of the settlement was Curato de Macaúbas, then Arraial do Senhor do Bonfim, then, Freguesia do Senhor do Bonfim, Vila do Jequitaí, Vila Nova do Jequitaí and, finally, Bocaiuva.

Economic activities

The most important economic activities are cattle raising for meat and dairy, industry, commerce, and agriculture, with the main crops being corn, and rice. The GDP in 2005 was R$246 million, with 120 million generated by services, 81 million generated by industry, and 22 million generated by agriculture. Bocaiuva is in the middle tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. there were 4 banking agencies in the town. There was a modest retail infrastructure serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands. There were 3,221 automobiles in all of the municipality (2007), about one for every 14 inhabitants.IBGE
In the rural area there were 988 establishments (2006) occupying 56,000 hectares (planted area: 6,000 ha). About 2,800 persons were dependent on agriculture. 190 of the farms had tractors, a ratio of one in 05 farms. There were 70,000 head of cattle in 2006. The main crops were bananas, pineapple, cotton, sugarcane, corn, beans, and sorghum.

Health and education

In the health sector there were 20 public health clinics and 13 private health clinics. There was 01 hospital with 60 beds. In the educational sector there were 17 pre-primary schools, 40 primary schools, and 06 middle schools. There is a campus of the Universidade Presidente Antônio Carlos (UNIPAC) with classes in education. *Municipal

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: 0.737 (2000) *State ranking: 371 out of 853 municipalities *National ranking: 2,252 out of 5,138 municipalities *Literacy rate: 82% *Life expectancy: 73 (average of males and females)Frigoletto
*Urbanization: 75.80% (2000) *Urban area covered by sewage connections: 69.90% *Infant mortality: 14.35 in 1,000 live births Indicadores Minas
The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was

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with 0.841, while the lowest was

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with 0.568. Nationally the highest was

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in São Paulo with 0.919, while the lowest was Setubinha. In more recent statistics (considering 5,507 municipalities) Manari in the state of

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has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place.

Notable People

* Dina Mangabeira (1923-2000) - poet and literary critic

References

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