Manga is a
municipality
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in the north of the
state
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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
Brazil
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. It is located on the left bank of the
São Francisco River. It is connected to
Januária
(''The Queen of the Beautiful Waters'')
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by paved BR-135, anis 112 km away. Neighboring municipalities are
Matias Cardoso,
Montalvânia
Montalvânia is a municipality in the northernmost point of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. As of 2020 the population was 14,747 in an area of 1,484.388 km2. The elevation of the municipal seat is 510 meters, the postal code (CEP) is 394 ...
,
Miravânia,
Juvenília, and
São João das Missões. The distance to the state capital is 720 km. As of 2020 the population was 18,226 in an area of 1,950 km².
The economy is based on agriculture with emphasis on cattle raising. There were 54,000 head in 2006. The main agricultural crops were bananas, lemons, mangoes, rice, corn, manioc, sorghum, sugarcane, and
mamona (
castor oil
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plant). The GDP was R$76,786,000 in 2005.
This municipality is extremely isolated from major population centers and suffers from drought and poor soils. It is one of the poorest in the state and in the country.
Indexes
*Municipal
Human Development Index
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: .603 (2000)
*State ranking: 829 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
*National ranking: 4,603 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
*Illiteracy rate: 28.13% (older than 16)--the rate for the state was 11.96% (2000)
*Infant mortality rate: 34.48--the rate for the state was 17.40 (2000)
*Urbanization rate: 63%--the rate for the state was 80% (2000)
*Urban area connected to sewers: 0.70%--the state was 81.39% (2000)
*Urban area with garbage collection: 71.56%--the state was 91.37 (2000)
See also
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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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References
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Municipalities in Minas Gerais