Bandeira is a
Brazilian municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
located in the
state of
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in ...
. Its population was estimated to be 4,766 people living in a total area of 484 km
2. The city belongs to the
Immediate Geographic Region of Almenara
The Immediate Geographic Region of Almenara, Minas Gerais, Almenara is one of the 7 immediate Intermediate and Immediate Geographic Regions, geographic regions in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Teófilo Otoni, one of the 70 immediate geogra ...
. Bandeira became a municipality in 1962.
Economy and geography
Bandeira is located 37 km northeast of
Almenara, just south of the boundary with the state of
Bahia
Bahia () is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Mina ...
. Highway connections are poor making the region isolated. The elevation was 292 meters. The main economic activities are cattle raising (22,000 head in 2006) and the cultivation of cacao, oranges, sugarcane and corn. The GDP in 2006 was . There were no banking agencies . In the same year there were 63 automobiles. This municipality is isolated from major population centers and suffers from drought and poor soils.
Social indicators
*Municipal
Human Development Index
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: 0.619 (2000)
*State ranking: 806 out of 853 municipalities
*National ranking: 4,325 out of 5,138 municipalities
*Degree of
urbanization
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: 44.02% (2000)--the rate for Minas Gerais was 82.0%
*Illiteracy rate: 37.99% (15 years old or older)(Data from 2000) The rate for Minas Gerais was 11.96%; the rate for Brazil was 13.63%
*Urban area covered by sewage system: 80.00%--the rate for Minas Gerais was 81.39%
*Health clinics, health centers, and hospitals: 2, 1, 0, respectively.
See also
*
List of municipalities in Minas Gerais
This is a list of the municipalities in the States of Brazil, state of Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais (MG), located in the Southeast Region, Brazil, Southeast Region of Brazil. Minas Gerais is divided into 853 Municipalities of Brazil, municipalities, ...
References
1962 establishments in Minas Gerais
Municipalities in Minas Gerais
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