Varzelândia is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the north of the Brazilian

state State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in ...

. As of 2020 the population was 19,305 in a total area of 804 km². It became a municipality in 1962.

Geography

Varzelândia is located at an elevation of 608 meters between the

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and

Brasília de Minas Brasília de Minas is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 the population was 32,405 in a total area of 1,398 km². It became a municipality in 1923.

. It is connected by state highway (partially paved) to

São Romão São Romão is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 the population was 12,529 in a total area of 2,432 km². It became a municipality in 1943. History Guaiba, an extinct Jê language, was ...

on the

. It belongs to the statistical microregion of

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. Neighboring municipalities are

Verdelândia Verdelândia is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 9,443 in a total area of 1,452 km². It became a municipality in 1997. Geography Verdelândia is located at an elevation of ...

São João da Ponte São João da Ponte is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020, the population numbered 25,098 within the total area of 1,849 km². The elevation is 561 meters. It became a muni ...

Ibiracatu Ibiracatu is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 the population was 5,369 in a total area of 359 km2. It became a municipality in 1995.

, and

Jaíba Jaíba is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. the population was 39,388 in a total area of . The elevation is . It became a municipality in 1993. The postal code (CEP) is 39508-000. Jaíba is part of the stat ...

. Distances *

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: 584 km. *

: 120 km. *

: 24 km.

Economic activities

The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, and

subsistence agriculture Subsistence agriculture occurs when farmers grow crops on smallholdings to meet the needs of themselves and their families. Subsistence agriculturalists target farm output for survival and for mostly local requirements. Planting decisions occu ...

. The GDP in 2005 was R$ 51,176,000. Varzelândia is in the bottom tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. It suffers from isolation, poor soils, and periodic drought. As of 2007 there was 01 banking agency in the town. There was a small retail commerce serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands. In the rural area there were 1,552 establishments employing about 6,200 workers. Only 26 of the farms had tractors. There were 469 automobiles in all of the municipality. There were 28,000 head of cattle in 2006. The crops with a planted area of more than 100 hectares were beans, sugarcane, manioc, and corn. IBGE
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Health and education

In the health sector there were 08 clinics and 01 hospital with 28 beds. In the educational sector there were 32 primary schools and 04 middle schools. *Municipal

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: 0.631 (2000) *State ranking: 790 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000 *National ranking: 4,109 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000 The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was

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with 0.841, while the lowest was

Setubinha Setubinha is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 12,378 in a total area of 536 km². The elevation is 729 metres. It is part of the Immediate Geographic Region of Teófilo O ...

with 0.568. Nationally the highest was

São Caetano do Sul São Caetano do Sul (; " Saint Cajetan of the South"), or simply São Caetano, 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 ...

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. *Literacy rate: 65% *Life expectancy: 67 (average of males and females) *

Urbanization Urbanization (or urbanisation in British English) is the population shift from Rural area, rural to urban areas, the corresponding decrease in the proportion of people living in rural areas, and the ways in which societies adapt to this change. ...

rate: 44.50% *Percentage of urban houses connected to sewage system: 18.70 *Infant mortality rate: 5.92 Indicadores de Saude
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