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Piumhi () is a Brazilian municipality located in the west 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 ...
. Its population as of 2020 was 34,918 people living in a total area of 902 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and
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and to the micro-region of Piumhi. It became a municipality in 1868.IBGE
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The name

The origin of the word "pium-i" is indigenous and it means either "river of many fish" or "water of many flies". On older maps the city is referred to as Piui and is referred to as such b
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The official name given by IBGE and by the city government site is Piumhi.


Location

The city center of Piumhi is located at an elevation of 922 meters, just off state highway MG-050. Neighboring municipalities are:
Bambuí Bambuí is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 23,898 people living in a total area of , for a density of . The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the micro-region of ...
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Doresópolis Doresópolis is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 1,533 people living in a total area of 153 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the micro-region of ...
(NE),
São Roque de Minas São Roque de Minas is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 7,076 people living in a total area of 2,100 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to th ...
(S and SE), and
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The great reservoir of Furnas lies a short distance to the south and the National Park of Serra da Canastra, with the source of the
São Francisco River The São Francisco River (, ) is a large river in Brazil. With a length of , it is the longest river that runs entirely in Brazilian territory, and the fourth longest in South America and overall in Brazil (after the Amazon, the Paraná and t ...
, lies 50 km to the west.


Communications and Distances

Piumhi is connected to Passos, in the southwest, and Formiga, in the east, by state highway MG-050. The nearest railroad station is in Formiga. The distance to
Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...
is 264 km.


Micro-region of Piumhi

Piumhi is also a statistical micro-region including
Bambuí Bambuí is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 23,898 people living in a total area of , for a density of . The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the micro-region of ...
,
Córrego Danta Córrego Danta is a town located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Córrego Danta was once the district of another city, Luz, until it became autonomous on January 1, 1949. It is situated in the center-west region of Minas Gerais, in the r ...
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Doresópolis Doresópolis is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 1,533 people living in a total area of 153 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the micro-region of ...
,
Iguatama Iguatama is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 7,923 people living in a total area of 627 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Piumh ...
, Medeiros, Piumhi,
São Roque de Minas São Roque de Minas is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 7,076 people living in a total area of 2,100 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to th ...
, Tapiraí, and
Vargem Bonita Vargem Bonita is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 2,148 people living in a total area of 409 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the micro ...
.


Economic activities

Services are the most important economic activity. The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$327 million, with 32 million reais from taxes, 195 million reais from services, 26 million reais from industry, and 73 million reais from agriculture. There were 1,021 rural producers on 68,000 hectares of land. 317 farms had tractors (2006). Approximately 4,800 persons were dependent on agriculture. The main crops are coffee (8,940 hectares in 2006), rice, beans, and corn. There were 42,000 head of cattle (2006), one quarter of which were raised for milk and cheese production. There were 4 banks (2007) and 6,106 automobiles (2007), giving a ratio of 5 inhabitants per automobile. Working population in 2005 *Workers in 135 transformation industries: 583 *Workers in 740 units of commerce: 2,303 *Workers in 62 units of food and lodging: 163


Health and education

In the health sector there were 13 public health clinics (2005) and 1 hospital with 118 beds. Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to Araxá or to Uberaba, which are connected by good roads. Educational needs of 6,500 students were met by 14 primary schools, 5 middle schools, and 12 pre-primary schools. *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 ...
: 0.800 (2000) *State ranking: 39 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000 *National ranking: 568 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000 *Literacy rate: 90% *Life expectancy: 74 (average of males and females)Frigoletto
/ref> In 2000 the per capita monthly income of R$337.00 was above the state and national average of R$276.00 and R$297.00 respectively. 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. In more recent statistics (considering 5,507 municipalities) Manari in the state of
Pernambuco Pernambuco () is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,148 km², being the 19 ...
has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place.


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. ...


References


External links


Prefeitura municipal de Piumhi
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