Jordânia is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...
. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the microregion of
Almenara. the population was 10,842 in a total area of 549 km².
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Jordânia is located on the state boundary with Bahia
Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest b ...
. It is linked to the major population center of Almenara by poor roads. The elevation is 198 meters. It became a municipality in 1948.
The main economic activities are cattle raising and subsistence farming. The GDP was R$27,629,000 in 2005. The main cash crop was coffee. There were 143 automobiles in 2007. No banking agencies were listed for that year. In the rural zone there were 611 producers with a total planted area of 1,500 hectares. Most of the land was in natural pasture or woodland. Only 10 of the farms had tractors in 2006.
*Municipal Human Development Index
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, wh ...
: .647 (2000)
*State ranking: 754 out of 853 municipalities
*National ranking: 3,818 out of 5,138 municipalities
*Degree of urbanization: 71.55% (2000)--the rate for Minas Gerais was 82.0%
*Illiteracy rate: 30.16% (15 years old or older) The rate for Minas Gerais was 11.96%; the rate for Brazil was 13.63%
*Urban area covered by sewage system: 79.10%--the rate for Minas Gerais was 81.39%
*Infant mortality rate: 15.15—the rate for Minas Gerais was 17.40
*Health centers, and hospitals: 03 health centers and 01 hospital with 40 beds.
See also
* List of municipalities in Minas Gerais
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Minas Gerais (MG), located in the Southeast Region of Brazil. Minas Gerais is divided into 853 municipalities, which are grouped into 66 microregions, which are grouped into 12 mesoregions.
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References
IBGEData on Health and EducationCitybrazil
Municipalities in Minas Gerais
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