Lassance is a Brazilian municipality located in the north 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 ...
. In 2020 the population was 6,503 in a total area of 3,213 km². It became a municipality in 1953.
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Location and Distances
Lassance is located on federal highway BR-496 at an elevation of 504 meters. It is south of the nearest population center,
Pirapora
Pirapora is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in northcentral Minas Gerais in Brazil. The population is 56,640 (2020 est.) in an area of 550 km². The name Pirapora comes from the Tupi language, Tupi words for "fish" + "jump", referring to t ...
and north of
Corinto. The municipality is crossed by the Rio das Velhas, a tributary of the
São Francisco River. Neighboring municipalities are:
Buritizeiro
Buritizeiro is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2020 was 28,121 inhabitants in a total area of 7,226 km². It is a major producer of cattle and grains.
Location
Buritizeiro belongs to th ...
,
Várzea da Palma,
Buenópolis, and
Confria. Lassance is part of the statistical microregion of Pirapora. It is 263 km. from the state capital of
Belo Horizonte.
Economic activities
The most important economic activities are cattle raising (35,000 head in 2006), mining, industry, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$ 36,064,000. The most important agricultural crops are bananas, papaya, mangoes, rice, sugarcane, manioc, beans and corn. There were 247 automobiles. In the rural area there were 450 producers. The total area of agricultural land was 88,000 hectares in 2006, of which 4,500 ha. were planted in crops. As of 2006 there were 124 tractors. In the urban area there were no banking agencies in 2006.
Health and education
This municipality is isolated from major population centers and suffers from drought and poor soils.
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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, wh ...
: 0.681 (2000)
*State ranking: 630 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
*National ranking: 3,283 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was
Poços de Caldas 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 IBGE statistical microregion of Teófilo ...
with 0.568. Nationally the highest was
São Caetano do Sul in São Paulo with 0.919, while the lowest was Setubinha.
*Degree of urbanization: 49.97% (2000) The rate for Minas Gerais was 82%
*Infant mortality rate: 28.57 (2000) The rate for Minas Gerais was 17.40; the rate for Brazil was 18.91.
*Illiteracy rate: 21.02% (15 years old or older)(Data from 2000) The rate for Minas Gerais was 11.96; the rate for Brazil was 13.63
*Urban area covered by sewage system: 0.40%--the rate for Minas Gerais was 81.39%
*Health centers and hospitals: 04 health centers. There were no hospitals. The nearest large hospital was in Pirapora.
Social indicators
References
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 Region of Brazil. Minas Gerais is divided into 853 municipalities, which are grouped into 66 microregions, which are grouped into 12 mesoregions.
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Municipalities in Minas Gerais