Pratinha 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 3,631 people living in a total area of 619 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Triângulo Mineiro and

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and to the micro-region of Araxá. It became a municipality in 1949.

Location

Pratinha is located at an elevation of 1,162 (city center) meters, east of

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 ...

. Neighboring municipalities are:

Ibiá Ibiá is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was estimated to be 25,358 people living in a total area of 2,707 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of Triângulo Mineiro and Alto Par ...

(N),

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(E), Medeiros (SE), Tapira (SW),

Araxá Araxá () is a municipality in Western Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Its estimated population by IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) in 2020 is 107,337 inhabitants and the area of the municipality is , with making up the urban p ...

(W).

Communications and Distances

Pratinha is connected to both

and

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 fou ...

by national highway BR-462, which lies 19 km. on MG-796 to the north. The distance to

is 78 kilometers;

is 29 km to the northeast; Medeiros is 27 km to the southeast;

is 200 km. to the west; The distance to the state capital,

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, is 350 km.

Climate

Pratinha is one of the highest municipalities in Brazil. The climate is predominantly tropical with rains in the summer and dry winters. The average annual rainfall is 1,574.7mm. The average annual temperature is 20.4°C, with an average maximum of 26.5°C and an average minimum of 15.7°C.

Economic activities

The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$33 million, with 1 million reais from taxes, 10 million reais from services, 1 million reais from industry, and 20 million reais from agriculture. There were 554 rural producers on 44,000 hectares of land. The high elevation means the land is suitable for coffee growing. 117 farms had tractors (2006). Approximately 1,400 persons were dependent on agriculture. The main crops are coffee, rice, soybeans, beans, and corn. There were 22,000 head of cattle (2006), most of which were raised for milk and cheese production. There were no banks (2007) and 551 automobiles (2007), giving a ratio of 6 inhabitants per automobile.

Health and education

In the health sector there was 1 public health clinic (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 3 primary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 pre-primary school. *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 ...

: 0.774 (2000) *State ranking: 146 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000 *National ranking: 1,229 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000 *Literacy rate: 84% *Life expectancy: 74 (average of males and females) In 2000 the per capita monthly income of R$246.00 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 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

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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.Frigoletto
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References

External links

Prefeitura Municipal de Pratina
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