Sacramento 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 26,374 people living in a total area of 3,071 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Triângulo Mineiro and

Alto Paranaíba Alto Paranaíba is one of the ten planning regions of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. ...

and to the micro-region of Araxá. It became a municipality in 1820.IBGE
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Location

Sacramento is located at an elevation of 832 (city center) meters, in the Rio das Velhas valley. Neighboring municipalities are: Perdizes (N),

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 ...

and Tapira (NE), São Roque de Minas and

Delfinópolis Delfinópolis is a Brazilian municipality located in the southwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 7,131 people living in a total area of 1,375 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Sul e Sudoeste de Minas and to the ...

(SE),

Ibiraci Ibiraci is a Brazilian municipality located in the southwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 13,986 people living in a total area of 598 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Sul e Sudoeste de Minas and to the micro-r ...

(S), Pedregulho and

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(SW), Conquista and

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 ...

, and Nova Ponte and

Santa Juliana Santa Juliana is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 14,255 people living in a total area of 727 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Triângulo Mineiro and Alto Pa ...

(NW).

Communications and distances

Sacramento is connected to

by state highway MG-190 and national highway BR-262. The distance to

is 72 kilometers; Conquista is 22 km to the southwest;

is 82 km to the northeast. The nearest railroad is in

. Other distances * Uberlândia: 180 * Ribeirão Preto: 190 * Franca: 100 * Belo Horizonte: 453 * Rio de Janeiro: 885 * São Paulo: 585 * Brasília: 604 * Vitória: 995 Prefeitura Municipal de Sacramento
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Economic activities

The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$681 million, with 97 million reais from taxes, 132 million reais from services, 325 million reais from industry, and 125 million reais from agriculture. In 2005 there were 128 industrial units employing 1,325 workers. There were 976 rural producers on 155,000 hectares of land. The high elevation means the land is suitable for coffee growing. 355 farms had tractors (2006). Approximately 3,000 persons were dependent on agriculture. The main crops are coffee, potatoes, rice, soybeans, wheat, beans, and corn. There were 22,000 head of cattle (2006), most of which were raised for milk and cheese production. There were 4 banks (2007) and 4,764 automobiles (2007), giving a ratio of 5 inhabitants per automobile.

Health and education

In the health sector there were 12 public health clinics (2005) and 1 private hospital with 68 beds. Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to Araxá or to Uberaba, which are connected by good roads. Educational needs were met by 14 primary schools, 4 middle schools, and 4 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, whi ...

: 0.797 (2000) *State ranking: 49 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000 *National ranking: 629 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000 *Literacy rate: 90% *Life expectancy: 73 (average of males and females)Frigoletto
/ref> In 2000 the per capita monthly income of R$272.00 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

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.

References

{{Authority control Municipalities in Minas Gerais

Location

Communications and distances

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Health and education

See also

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