Lagamar is a municipality in the north of the

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ian state of

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. Its population in 2020 was 7,600 inhabitants in a total area of . It is a large producer of cattle and grains and there is extraction of phosphates. Lagamar belongs to the Paracatu statistical microregion. The elevation of the municipal seat is 836 meters. It became a municipality in 1962. This municipality is located north of

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on paved MG-188. The distance is . The distance to the capital, Belo Horizonte, is . Other distances: *

Vazante Vazante is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2020 was 20,642 inhabitants in a total area of 1,903 km². It is a large producer of cattle and with a significant zinc mining industry. Loc ...

: in the north – . *

: in the south – . * Presidente Olegário: in the east – . *

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: in the west – . Neighboring municipalities are: Lagoa Grande,

, Presidente Olegário and

. The climate is humid sub-tropical with an average maximum of 35°C; a minimum of 16°C; and an annual average of 22°C. The main economic activities are cattle raising and farming. The GDP was R$46,194,000 (2003).Statistics from IBGE
In agriculture the main products cultivated are rice and corn, followed by soybeans, beans and passion fruit. One of the main sources of income is the mining industry and extraction of phosphates. The Banco do Brasil has a branch in the town. In the health sector there were 06 health clinics and 01 hospital with 16 beds (2007). In the rural area there were 922 farms and a total agricultural area of 106,000 hectares, of which 6,500 ha. were planted, 83,000 were in natural pasture, and 13,000 ha. were in woodland or forest. 2,200 people were dependent on farming. 122 of the farms had tractors. The main crops in planted area were rice, 490 ha.; corn, 1,900 ha.; and soybeans, 1,300 ha. In 2006 there were 66,000 head of cattle. The score on the Municipal

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was 0.731. This ranked Lagamar 416 out of 853 municipalities in the state, with Poços de Caldas in first place with 0.841 and

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in last place with 0.568.Frigoletto

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