Leandro Ferreira is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 3,226 people living in a total area of . The city belongs to the meso-region of Central Mineira and to the micro-region of Bom Despacho. It became a municipality in 1963.IBGE

Location

The city center of Leandro Ferreira is located at an elevation of on state highway MG-235, in the Serra da Saudade mountains. Neighboring municipalities are: Martinho Campos (N), Pitangui and

Conceição do Pará Conceição do Pará is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil. 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 Sout ...

(E), Nova Serrana (S), and Bom Despacho (W). Distances *

Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...

: * Nova Serrana: south * Divinópolis: A onde fica
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Geographical Facts

*Average annual temperature: 22.1 C *Average annual maximum temperature: 29.1 C *Average annual minimum temperature: 16.7 C *Average annual rainfall: 1415.7 mm *Topography: flat 20%, hilly 30%, mountainous 50% *Main rivers: Rio Pará, Rio Lambari, and Ribeirão das Areias.

Economic activities

Services, small industries, and agriculture are the most important economic activities. In 2005 there were 10 extractive industries employing 35 workers, 7 transformation industries employing 118 workers, and 34 retail units employing 55 workers. The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$19 million, with 9 million reais from services, 1 million reais from industry, and 7 million reais from agriculture. There were 217 rural producers on 18,000 hectares of land. 36 farms had tractors (2006). Approximately 600 people were occupied in agriculture. The main crops are rice, beans, and corn. There were 19,000 head of cattle, of which 6,000 were milk cows (2006). There was one bank (2007). In the vehicle fleet there were 325 automobiles, 30 trucks, 48 pickup trucks, 5 buses, and 249 motorcycles (2007).

Health and education

In the health sector there were 3 public health clinics. (2005). Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to

. Educational needs of 750 students were met by 3 primary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 pre-primary school. *Municipal Human Development Index: 0.737 (2000) *State ranking: 370 out of 853 municipalities *National ranking: 2239 out of 5,138 municipalities *Literacy rate: 85% *Life expectancy: 70 (average of males and females)Frigoletto
In 2000 the per capita monthly income of R$197.00 was below the state average of R$276.00 and below the national average of R$297.00.

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 ...

had the highest per capita monthly income in 2000 with R$435.00. The lowest was Setubinha with R$73.00. The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was

with 0.841, while the lowest was Setubinha 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 with 0.919, while the lowest was Setubinha. In more recent statistics (considering 5,507 municipalities) Manari in the state of Pernambuco has the lowest rating in the country - 0.467 - putting it in last place.

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