Perdizes is a Brazilian municipality located in the west 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 ...

. Its population as of 2020 was 16,321 people living in a total area of 2,450 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Triângulo Mineiro and Alto Paranaíba and to the micro-region of Araxá. It became a municipality in 1938.

Location

Perdizes is located at an elevation of 830 meters, 95 km. southeast of

Uberlândia Uberlândia () is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. It is the second largest municipality in the state of Minas Gerais after the state capital Belo Horizonte. Its population in 2020 was 699,097, making it the fo ...

and south of the Nova Ponte Reservoir. Neighboring municipalities are: Patrocínio (N),

Serra do Salitre Serra do Salitre is a Brazilian municipality located in the northwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2020 was 11,668 living in a total area of 1,298 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of Triângulo Mineiro e Alto Paran ...

(NE), Ibiá (E), Araxá (SE),

Uberaba Uberaba () is a city in the state of Minas Gerais, southeast Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Highlands at above sea level on the Uberaba River, and away from the state capital, Belo Horizonte. The city status was granted in 1856, and i ...

(S), Santa Juliana and Pedrinópolis (W).

Communications and Distances

Perdizes is connected to both Araxá and

by national highway BR-462. The distance to Araxá is 46 kilometers; Pedrinópolis is 35 km;

is 95 km. The distance to the state capital, Belo Horizonte, is 480 km.

Economic activities

The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$195 million, with 22 million reais from taxes, 84 million reais from services, 54 million reais from industry, and 33 million reais from agriculture. There were 628 rural producers on 18,000 hectares of land. The land is very fertile and agricultural production is high. 136 farms had tractors (2006). Approximately 2,400 persons were dependent on agriculture. The main crops are coffee, rice, soybeans, beans, and corn. There were 18,000 head of cattle (2006). There were 4 bank (2007) and 3,525 automobiles (2007), giving a ratio of 4 inhabitants per automobile.

Health and education

In the health sector there were 7 public health clinics and 1 hospital with 50 beds (2005). Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to Araxá or to Uberlândia, which are connected by good roads. Educational needs were met by 15 primary schools, 4 middle schools, and 7 pre-primary schools. *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 ...

: 0.776 (2000) *State ranking: 129 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000 *National ranking: 1,149 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000 *Literacy rate: 87% *Life expectancy: 73 (average of males and females) In 2000 the per capita monthly income of R$273.00 was just below the state and national average of R$276.00 and R$297.00 respectively. The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was Poços de Caldas 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 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.

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