Uruana de Minas is a municipality in the north of the
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 ...
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 ...
. As of 2020 the population was 3,260 inhabitants in a total area of 589 km².
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The elevation of the municipal seat is 530 m above sea level. The town became a municipality in 1997.
Neighboring municipalities
*North: Buritis
Buritis is a municipality in northern Minas Gerais state in Brazil. It is located just south of the Urucuia River, which is a tributary of the São Francisco River.
Location
Surrounding municipalities are Formoso, Arinos, Unaí, and Formosa ...
and Arinos
Arinos is a municipality in northern Minas Gerais state in Brazil. Arinos is located east of the Federal District on the Urucuia River, a major tributary of the São Francisco. The city is 333 km from Brasília.
The municipality belongs t ...
*West: Unaí
Unaí is a municipality in the Northern Region of Minas Gerais, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, in the Southeast Region of Brazil. It is located 590 km from the capital of Minas Gerais and 164 km from the federal capital
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*South: Bonfinópolis de Minas
Bonfinópolis de Minas is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The population of the municipality in 2020 by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) is 5,444 inhabitants in a total area of 1,778&nbs ...
*East: Arinos
Arinos is a municipality in northern Minas Gerais state in Brazil. Arinos is located east of the Federal District on the Urucuia River, a major tributary of the São Francisco. The city is 333 km from Brasília.
The municipality belongs t ...
The nearest regional center is Unaí
Unaí is a municipality in the Northern Region of Minas Gerais, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, in the Southeast Region of Brazil. It is located 590 km from the capital of Minas Gerais and 164 km from the federal capital
A fed ...
, which is connected by dirt and paved highways. The distance is 77 km.
Economic activities
The main economic activities are cattle raising (16,427 in 2006) and agriculture. The main crops are cotton (1,000 ha.), peanuts (289 ha.), beans (2,010 ha.), corn (1,800 ha.), soybeans (4,100 ha.), and sorghum (400 ha.). In 2006 there were 277 farms with an area of 44,152 ha. The planted area was 6,000 ha., while the rest was natural pasture or woodland. About 800 people were employed in agriculture.
In the town itself the main employers were commerce and public administration. There were no financial institutions in 2007. There were 109 automobiles.
Education and health
In the school system there were 794 students in 2 primary schools (2006), while there were 247 students in one middle school. There were no hospitals and residents had to go to Unaí, 77 km. away on bad roads. There were 3 public health clinics.
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 ...
*MHDI: .712
*Ranking in the state: 492 out of 853 municipalities in 2000
*Ranking in the country: 2775 out of 5,138 municipalities in 2000
*Life expectancy: 69 years
*Literacy rate: 80%
References
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Municipalities in Minas Gerais
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