Porteirinha is a municipality in the northern region 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 ...
,
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. The population in 2020 was 37,864 in an area of 1,806 km². The elevation is 566 meters. It became a municipality in 1938. The postal code (CEP) is 39520-000.
Location
The municipality contains part of the
Serra Nova State Park, created in 2003.
Porteirinha is part of the statistical microregion of
Janaúba
Janaúba is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 the population was 72,018 in a total area of 2,189 km2. The elevation is 692 meters above sea level.
Location
The distance to the state capital, B ...
. It is 37 kilometers to the northwest of this regional center and is connected by paved highway.
Economy
The main economic activities are cattle raising (50,000 head in 2006) and farming with a large production of corn (6,300 ha.) and modest production of tropical fruits, cotton, beans, and sorghum. In 2006 there were 3,517 rural producers with a total area of 100,128 hectares. Cropland made up 19,500 hectares and natural pasture 49,500 hectares. There were 129 tractors, a ratio of one for every 20 farms. In the urban area there were 3 financial institutions as of 2006. There were 1,634 automobiles, giving a ratio of about one automobile for every 21 inhabitants. The Gross Domestic Product was R$ 102,695,000 (2005) a year, which was mainly generated by services and agriculture. Health care was provided by 15 public health clinics. There was one private hospital as of 2005.
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 ...
Porteirinha was in the bottom 100 of the poorest municipalities in Minas Gerais
*MHDI: .633 (2000)
*State ranking: 788 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
*National ranking: 4,074 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
*Life expectancy: 61.8
*Literacy rate: 72.5
*Combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrollment ratio: .771
*Per capita income (monthly): R$101.22 (''For the complete list see'
Frigoletto
References
IBGE
See also
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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