Juramento is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian 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 population was 4,345 in a total area of 432 km². It became a municipality in 1953. Juramento is located 42 km to the southeast of

Montes Claros Montes Claros is a city located in northern Minas Gerais state, in Brazil. The population is 413,487 (2020 est.) in an area of . It was made a seat of a municipality in 1831 and attained city status in 1857. History The region was originally in ...

on BR-308 at an elevation of 682 meters. It belongs to the statistical microregion of Montes Claros. Neighboring municipalities are

Francisco Sá Francisco Pedro Manuel Sá (born 25 October 1945, in Las Lomitas, Formosa) is a retired Argentine football defender. Sá holds the record for the most Copa Libertadores titles, he won six; 4 consecutive titles with Club Atlético Independien ...

Glaucilândia Glacilândia is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 the population was 3,164 in a total area of 145 km². It became a municipality in 1996.

, and

Botumirim Botumirim is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 the population was 6,288 in a total area of 1,572 km2. The elevation is 948 meters. It became a municipality in 1962. Location and distances ...

Economic activities

The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, and

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. The GDP in 2005 was R$16,756,000. Juramento is in the bottom tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. It suffers from isolation, poor soils, and periodic drought. there were no banking agencies in the town. There was a small retail commerce serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands. In the rural area there were 310 establishments employing about 800 workers. Only 29 of the farms had tractors. There were 57 automobiles in all of the municipality. There were 25,500 head of cattle in 2006. The crops with a planted area of more than 100 hectares were beans, sugarcane and corn.IBGE

Health and education

*Municipal

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: 0.680 (2000) *State ranking: 635 out of 853 municipalities *National ranking: 3,292 out of 5,138 municipalities *Literacy rate: 79% *Life expectancy: 67 (average of males and females) *Urbanization rate: 48.01 (2000) *Percentage of urban houses served by sewage system: 22.90 *Infant mortality rate: 19.23 The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was

Poços de Caldas Poços de Caldas is a municipality in the south of Minas Gerais state, Brazil, in the microregion of the same name. Its estimated population in 2020 was 168,641 inhabitants. The city is known for its hot springs. History Poços was founded in 1 ...

with 0.841, while the lowest was

Setubinha Setubinha is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 12,378 in a total area of 536 km². The elevation is 729 metres. It is part of the IBGE statistical microregion of Teófilo ...

with 0.568. Nationally the highest was

São Caetano do Sul São Caetano do Sul (or São Caetano) ('' Saint Cajetan of the South''. ) is a city in São Paulo state in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 161,957 (2020 est.) in an area of 15.33 km2. It is the ci ...

in São Paulo state with 0.919, while the lowest was Setubinha.Frigoletto
In the health sector there were 5 clinics and one hospital with 18 beds. In the educational sector there were 4 primary schools and 2 middle schools.

Economic activities

Health and education

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