Rio Pardo de Minas is a municipality in the northeast of the

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ian 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 in 2020 was 31,045 inhabitants in a total area of .

Location

The elevation is . It became a municipality in 1831. The postal code (CEP) is 39530-000. The population density was 9.33 inhabitants per km² (24.19 per mi²) in 2010. Rio Pardo de Minas is located on dirt roads (MG-342), northwest of Salinas. The Rio Pardo flows through the town. It is part of the statistical microregion of Salinas. The municipality contains about 29% of the

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, created in 2014. The reserve protects an area of the

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biome. The municipality also contains part of the Serra Nova State Park, created in 2003.

Neighboring municipalities

*Neighboring municipalities are: Novorizonte, Fruta de Leite, Mato Verde, Porteirinha, Serranópolis de Minas, Riacho dos Machados, Grão Mogol, Padre Carvalho, Salinas, Indaiabira,

Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Location Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo has a total area of 494 km². The elevation is 800 meters. It became a municipality in 1997. It is p ...

, Montezuma and Santo Antônio do Retiro.

Economy

The main economic activities are cattle raising (10,000 head in 2006), small industries and agriculture. The main crops are bananas, citrus fruits, beans, sugarcane, tomatoes, and corn. In the rural area there were 3,205 producers on 75,000 ha. Natural pasture made up 18,000 ha, woodland 33,000 ha. and planted area 11,500 ha. Around 10,500 persons worked in agriculture. The GDP in 2003 was R$64,482,000 while the per capita GDP was R$2,319. In 2006 there was one bank. Health needs were taken care of by 11 municipal health centers, one private health center and one hospital with 42 beds.

Health and education

This municipality is isolated from major population centers and suffers from drought and poor soils. *Municipal

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: .633 (2000) *State ranking: 787 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000 *National ranking: 4,072 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000

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