Varjão de Minas is a municipality in the north of the

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ian state of

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. Its population in 2020 was 7,138 inhabitants in a total area of 653 km². Varjão de Minas belongs to the Paracatu statistical microregion. The elevation of the municipal seat is 900 meters. It became a municipality in 1995. This municipality is located on federal highway BR-3658 km. northeast of

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. Neighboring municipalities are:

Presidente Olegário Presidente Olegário is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2020 was 19,627 inhabitants in a total area of . Presidente Olegário belongs to the Paracatu statistical microregion. The elevation ...

, São Gonçalo do Abaeté,

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and Bom Sucesso de Patos. The main economic activities are cattle raising (32,000 head in 2006) and farming. There was also production of charcoal from eucalyptus plantations. This charcoal is transported to the industrial region near

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to be used in the steel and iron industry. The GDP was R$69,613,000 (2005). There were 02 banking agencies in 2006. In the rural area there were 277 farms with 50,000 hectares of agricultural land, 6,000 hectares of which were planted, 28,000 were in natural pasture, and 13,000 were in woodland or forest. Around 1,000 people were involved in the agricultural sector. There were 90 tractors, a ratio of one tractor for every 30 farms. The main crops were rice, sugarcane, beans, tomatoes, soybeans, and corn. In the health sector there were 2 health clinics.

, 50 km. away on paved roads has complete health facilities. The score on the Municipal

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was 0.736. This ranked Varjão de Minas 380 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 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 ...

in last place with 0.568.Frigoletto
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