Araújos is a Brazilian municipality located in the center 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 was 9,401 people living in a total area of 245 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Central Mineira and to the micro-region of Bom Despacho. It became a municipality in 1954.IBGE

Location

The city center of Araújos is located at an elevation of 821 meters about halfway between

Divinópolis Divinópolis is a municipality in the centre-west of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The estimated population in 2020 was 240,408 inhabitants. The total area of the municipality is 709 km2 and the elevation is 712 metres. It is 120 km from s ...

and Bom Despacho. Neighboring municipalities are: Bom Despacho (N) and (NW),

Leandro Ferreira Leandro Ferreira is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 3,226 people living in a total area of . The city belongs to the meso-region of Central Mineira and to the micro-region of Bom De ...

(NE),

Nova Serrana Nova Serrana is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in the Southeast region of Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Minas Gerais This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Minas Gerais (MG), located in the Southeast Re ...

and Pedigão (E),

Santo Antônio do Monte Santo Antônio do Monte (Portuguese, ''St. Antony of the Hill'') is a municipality in the central part of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The population is 28,427 (2020 est.) in an area of 1125.78 km². The city is located 194 km west ...

(S) and (SW). The distance to

Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...

is 163 km. The distance to regional center Bom Despacho is 32 km. Connections are made by state highway MG-252 and MG-164. The distance to

is 49 km.DERMG
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Economic activities

Services and agriculture are the most important economic activities. In 2005 there were 158 small transformation industries employing 821 workers. The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$40 million, with 23 million reais from services, 5 million reais from industry, and 10 million reais from agriculture. There were 351 rural producers on 16,000 hectares of land. 46 farms had tractors (2006). Approximately 700 persons were employed in agriculture. The main crops are beans and corn. There were 18,000 head of cattle (2006). There was one bank (2007). In the vehicle fleet there were 1,089 automobiles, 92 trucks, 149 pickup trucks, and 542 motorcycles (2007).

Health and education

In the health sector there were 8 public health clinics, 4 of which were specialized. (2005). Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to

. Educational needs of 1,900 students were met by 6 primary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 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 ...

: 0.755 (2000) *State ranking: 244 out of 853 municipalities *National ranking: 1718 out of 5,138 municipalities *Literacy rate: 87% *Life expectancy: 72 (average of males and females)Frigoletto
In 2000 the per capita monthly income of R$213.00 below the state and national average of R$276.00 and R$297.00 respectively.

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 ...

had the highest per capita monthly income in 2000 with R$435.00. 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 IBGE statistical microregion of Teófilo ...

with R$73.00. The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was

with 0.841, while the lowest was

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.

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