Padre Carvalho 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 6,423 in a total area of 450 km². It became a municipality in 1997.
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Location and Distances
Padre Carvalho is located in the foothills of the Serra do Espinhaço mountains southwest of Salinas at an elevation of 750 meters. It is north of the Rio Jequitinhonha and just east of the Rio Vacaria, a tributary of the Jequitinhonha. Neighboring municipalities are: Grão Mogol
Grão Mogol is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 the population was 15,890 in a total area of 3,890 km². The elevation is 829 meters. It became a municipality in 1840.
Location and Distan ...
, Josenópolis
Josenópolis is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 the population was 4,889 in a total area of 536 km2. It became a municipality in 1997. , Rubelita
Rubelita is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2020 was 5,798 inhabitants in a total area of 1,109 km².
Rubelita belongs to the Salinas statistical microregion. The elevation of the m ...
, Fruta de Leite
Fruta de Leite is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. the population was 5,299 in a total area of . The elevation is . It became a municipality in 1997. The postal code (CEP) is 39558-000.
Fruta de Leite is ...
e Rio Pardo de Minas
Rio Pardo de Minas is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2020 was 31,045 inhabitants in a total area of .
Location
The elevation is . It became a municipality in 1831. The postal code (CEP) i ...
.
Padre Carvalho is part of the statistical microregion of Grão Mogol.
Economic activities
The most important economic activities are cattle raising on a modest scale (2,400 head in 2006) and subsistence agriculture
Subsistence agriculture occurs when farmers grow food crops to meet the needs of themselves and their families on smallholdings. Subsistence agriculturalists target farm output for survival and for mostly local requirements, with little or no su ...
. The GDP in 2005 was R$ 11,849,000. The most important agricultural crops are bananas, coffee, peanuts, sugarcane, and corn. In the rural area, there were 281 producers. The total area of agricultural land was 10,000 hectares in 2006, of which 2,200 ha. were in crops. As of 2006, there were only 02 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.
*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 ...
: .618 (2000)
*State ranking: 808 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
*National ranking: 4,343 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was 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 ...
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
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.
*Degree of urbanization: 56.82% (2000)
*Infant mortality rate: n/a (2000) The rate for Minas Gerais was 17.40; the rate for Brazil was 18.91.
*Illiteracy rate: 36.67% (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: 1.50%--the rate for Minas Gerais was 81.39%
*Health centers and hospitals: 03 health center. There were no hospitals.CARVALHO.pdf Data on Health and Education
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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