Santa Vitória is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the west of the Brazilian state of

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. , the population was estimated at 19,872. It became a municipality in 1948. Santa Vitória is located at an elevation of , to the south of the great reservoir of

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in the Triângulo Mineiro. It belongs to the statistical microregion of

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. Neighboring municipalities are São Simão,

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, Campina Verde and Gurinhatã.

History

Settlement began in the beginning of the nineteenth century with the cattle ranch called ''São Jerônimo''. The region was occupied by the Caiapó Indians who were dominated and expelled. The region was covered by forests and malaria was endemic. The first church appeared in 1904, followed by the cemetery in 1905. Santa Vitória belonged to the municipality of Ituiutaba, becoming a separate municipality in 1948.

Economy

The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce and agriculture. The GDP in 2017 was R$721,332,990.00. Santa Vitória is in the top tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. It is in a region of good soils, adequate rainfall, and abundance of surface water. As of 2018 there were three bank branches in the town. There was a small retail commerce serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands. In the rural area there were 972 establishments giving employment to 4,757 persons. 411 of the farms had tractors. There were 11,079 vehicles throughout the municipality. There were 210,939 head of cattle in 2017. The crops with a planted area of more than were beans, corn, sorghum, soybeans (), and sugarcane. Cattle production is important with a large herd. Cattle are raised for meat and milk. Eighteen producers are specialized in milk production. In 2006 there were 23,000 dairy cattle. There is also a substantial swine industry.

Health and education

In the health sector there were 21 facilities, one of which is a hospital with 29 beds. In the educational sector there were 11 primary schools and 3 secondary schools. *Municipal

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: 0.759 (2000) *State ranking: 214 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000 *National ranking: 1,604 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000

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