Patis is a
municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of
Minas Gerais. As of 2010 the population was 5,579 in a total area of 444 km
2. It became a municipality in 1995.
Location
Patis is located at an elevation of 771 meters, about 90 km. north of the regional center of
Montes Claros. It is 17 km. east of highway BR-135, which connects Montes Claros to
Januária
(''The Queen of the Beautiful Waters'')
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. It belongs to the statistical microregion of
Montes Claros. Neighboring municipalities are
Brasília de Minas (''Small Brasília'')
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Japonvar
Japonvar is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 the population was 7,982 in a total area of 376 km². It became a municipality in 1997. ,
São João da Ponte
São João da Ponte is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020, the population numbered 25,098 within the total area of 1,849 km². The elevation is 561 meters. It became a municipality in 1943.
The cit ...
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Mirabela
Mirabela is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 13,620 in a total area of 721 km2. It became a municipality in 1962.
Location
Mirabela is located at an elevation of 800 meters, ...
, and
Montes Claros.
Distances
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Belo Horizonte
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: 528 km.
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São João da Ponte
São João da Ponte is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020, the population numbered 25,098 within the total area of 1,849 km². The elevation is 561 meters. It became a municipality in 1943.
The cit ...
: 18 km.
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Mirabela
Mirabela is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 13,620 in a total area of 721 km2. It became a municipality in 1962.
Location
Mirabela is located at an elevation of 800 meters, ...
: 25 km.
Economic activities
The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, and subsistence farming. The GDP in 2005 was R$14,893,000. Patis 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. As of 2007 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 528 establishments employing about 1,500 workers. Only 23 of the farms had tractors. There were 84 automobiles in all of the municipality. There were 19,500 head of cattle in 2006. The crops with a planted area of more than 50 hectares were beans, sugarcane, manioc, and corn.
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Health and education
In the health sector there were 16 clinics and 01 hospital with 17 beds. In the educational sector there were 12 primary schools and 01 middle school.
*Municipal
Human Development Index: 0.605 (2000)
*State ranking: 823 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
*National ranking: 4,572 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
*Literacy rate: 64%
*Life expectancy: 64 (average of males and females)
*Percentage of population in urban area: 39.39 (2000)
*Percentage of urban houses served by sewage system: 0.00
*Infant mortality rate: 10.64
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 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.
References
See also
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List of municipalities in Minas Gerais
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Municipalities in Minas Gerais