Abaeté is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of

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. In 2020, the population was 23,250 in a total area of 1,816 square kilometers. It became a municipality in 1870.

Location

Abaeté belongs to the statistical micro-region of

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. It is located at an elevation of 641 meters between the

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and Morada Nova de Minas. *West:

Cedro do Abaeté Cedro do Abaeté is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In 2020, the population was 1,157 in a total area of 280 km². It became a municipality in 1962. Location Cedro do Abaeté belongs to the statistical micr ...

. *South: Quartel Geral . *Southeast: Pompéu and Martinho Campos.

Distances

* Pompeu: 53 kilometers away. * São Gotardo: 75 kilometers away. * Belo Horizonte: 213 kilometers away.

Etymology

''Abaeté'', of Tupi-Guarani origin, means ''strong man'' or ''brave man'' and was the word by which the local natives called themselves. The first name of the settlement was Nossa Senhora das Dores do Marmelada.

Economy

The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$162 million, of which, 89 million came from services. Abaeté is in the top tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. In 2007 there were three banking agencies in the town. There was a small retail infrastructure serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands. In 2007, there were 3,629 automobiles in all of the municipality, about one for every six inhabitants.IBGE
In 2007, in the rural area, there were 989 establishments occupying 136,000 hectares. About 2,500 persons were employed in agriculture. 264 of the municipality's farms had tractors, a ratio of one in four farms. There were 87,000 head of cattle in 2006, of which, 16,000 head were dairy cows. In permanent crops, there were 4,400 hectares planted, while in perennial crops, 4,700 hectares were planted. The crops with a planted area of more than 200 hectares were sugarcane and corn.

Health and education

In the health sector, there were 13 health clinics and one hospital with 60 beds. In the educational sector, there were 10 primary schools and two middle schools. *Municipal

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: 0.778 (2000) *State ranking: 125 out of 853 municipalities in 2000 *National ranking: 1,110 out of 5,138 municipalities in 2000 *Literacy rate: 87% *Life expectancy: 72 (average of males and females)

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