Planura is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the west 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 ...
. As of 2020 the population was 12,292 in a total area of 318 km². It became a municipality in 1962.
Location
Planura belongs to the statistical micro-region of
Frutal
Frutal is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The population, estimated in 2020 by the IBGE, is of 60,012 inhabitants. The city has an area of 2,427km2. Frutal is located in the region known as the "Triângulo Mineir ...
. It is located in the center of the rich region of western Minas Gerais known as the
Triângulo Mineiro
The Triângulo Mineiro (, ''Mineiro (disambiguation), Mineiro Triangle'') is the region that comprises the west part of the state of Minas Gerais, in Brazil.
It occupies an area of 93,500 km2 (slightly larger than Portugal or Hungary) and is bord ...
at an elevation of 492 meters. The Rio Grande, dammed to form the Represa de Porto Colômiba, forms the southern boundary. Neighboring municipalities are:
*West:
Frutal
Frutal is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The population, estimated in 2020 by the IBGE, is of 60,012 inhabitants. The city has an area of 2,427km2. Frutal is located in the region known as the "Triângulo Mineir ...
*North:
Pirajuba
Pirajuba is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020, the population is 6,348 in a total area of 332 km². It became a municipality in 1953.
Etymology
"Pirajuba" comes from the tupi language and means ...
*East:
Conceição das Alagoas
Conceição das Alagoas is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was estimated to be 28,346 people living in a total area of 1,348 km² (520 sq mi). The city belongs to the mesor ...
*South:
Colômbia
Colômbia is a municipality in the northern part of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 6,216 (2020 est.) in an area of 728.65 km². The elevation is 492 m. The bounding municipalities are Barretos to the south and Guaíra to the ...
in the state of
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...
Important distances are:
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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 ...
: 578 km
*
Pirajuba
Pirajuba is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020, the population is 6,348 in a total area of 332 km². It became a municipality in 1953.
Etymology
"Pirajuba" comes from the tupi language and means ...
: 30 km
*
Frutal
Frutal is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The population, estimated in 2020 by the IBGE, is of 60,012 inhabitants. The city has an area of 2,427km2. Frutal is located in the region known as the "Triângulo Mineir ...
: 37 km
*
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 ...
: 110 km
History
The first settlement began on lands belonging to João Januário da Silva e Oliveira, on the banks of the Rio Grande. The first group of houses was known as Porto do Cemitério, later changing the name to Esplanada. In 1938 it became a district of
Frutal
Frutal is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The population, estimated in 2020 by the IBGE, is of 60,012 inhabitants. The city has an area of 2,427km2. Frutal is located in the region known as the "Triângulo Mineir ...
with the name Nova Esplanada. In 1962 it became a municipality. The growth of the town has been due to the building of the Usina Hidrelétrica de Porto Colômbia, in the 1970s. The name is due to the flat lands of the region.
Economic activities
The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, royalties from the Porto Colômba hydroelectric station, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$433 million, half of which came from industry. Planura is in the top tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. As of 2007, there was one banking agency in the town. There was a small retail infrastructure serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands. There were 1,106 automobiles in all of the municipality, about one for every 10 inhabitants.
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In the rural area there were 75 establishments occupying 76,000 hectares. About 300 persons were employed in agriculture. 41 of the farms had tractors, a ratio of one in two. There were 6,000 head of cattle in 2006, of which 2,500 head were dairy cows. In permanent crops there were 8,000 ha planted, while in perennial crops 8,300 ha were planted (in 2006). The crops with a planted area of more than 1,000 hectares were sugarcane, corn, and soybeans.
The production of vegetables is aided by the abundance of water in the region, available from the Usina de Porto Colômbia. Planura is one of the largest producers of cucumber, red pepper and tomatoes in the state.
Health and education
In the health sector there were 03 health clinics and no hospital. In the educational sector there were 04 primary schools and 02 middle 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, whi ...
: 0.779 (2000)
*State ranking: 121 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
*National ranking: 1,088 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
*Literacy rate: 89%
*Life expectancy: 73 (average of males and females)
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 with 0.919, while the lowest was Setubinha. In more recent statistics (considering 5,507 municipalities) Manari in the state of Pernambuco
Pernambuco () is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,148 km², being the 19 ...
has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place.Frigoletto
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References
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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Municipalities in Minas Gerais