Palmópolis is a municipality in the northeast of the
Brazil
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ian 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 in 2020 was 5,349 inhabitants in a total area of 436 km².
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Overview
Palmópolis belongs to the Almenara statistical microregion. The elevation of the municipal seat is 600 meters. It became a municipality in 1993. This municipality is located on the Braço River, 10 km. west of the state boundary with EspÃrito Santo.
The main economic activities are cattle raising, and subsistence farming. The GDP was R$20,127,000 (2005). There was 01 banking agency in 2006. There were 95 automobiles in 2007. The main crop was coffee. In the health sector there were 03 health clinics. The score on the Municipal Human Development Index
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was 0.615 (medium). This ranked Palmópolis 811 out of 853 municipalities in the state, with 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 ...
in first place with 0.841 and Setubinha in last place with 0.568. Se
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*Degree of urbanization: 50.30% (2000-the national average was 81.75%)
*Illiteracy rate: 31.00% (2000—the national average was 13.63)
*Infant mortality rate: 33.33% (2000—the national average was 18.91)
*Life expectancy: 65.4 (average of male and female) (2000)
*Percentage of urban area with sewer connections: 20.70% (2000—the national average was 69.52%)
See also
* List of municipalities in Minas Gerais
References
Statistics from IBGEIndicadores Minas
€”info on health and education
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Municipalities in Minas Gerais