Bertópolis is a municipality in the northeast of the
Brazil
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ian 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 ...
. the population was 4,607 in a total area of 426 km².
IBGE 2020
/ref> The elevation is 278 meters. It became a municipality in 1962. The postal code (CEP) is 39875-000.
Geography
Bertópolis is part of the statistical microregion of Nanuque
Nanuque is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, in the southeastern region of Brazil, belonging to Mucuri Valley and the Nanuque region. The relief consists of inselbergs and seas of hills, and the Serra dos Aimorés as predominant charac ...
. It lies on the boundary with the south of 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 ...
. It is connected by poor roads to the important highway BR-116, which lies to the west. The distance is 108 kilometers.
Economy
The main economic activities are cattle raising (31,000 head in 2006) and farming with production of coconut, sugarcane, bananas, coffee, dairy products and oranges. In 2006 there were 290 rural producers with a total agricultural area of 40,196 hectares. Cropland made up 3,800 hectares. There were only 5 tractors. In the urban area there were no financial institutions . There were 70 automobiles, giving a ratio of about one automobile for every 60 inhabitants. Health care was provided by 4 public health clinics. There were no hospitals. The mayor is Lauro Alves Jardim, he is currently in his second term.
Municipal social indicators
Municipal Human Development Index
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical composite index of life expectancy, Education Index, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income i ...
*MHDI: .585 (2000)
*State ranking: 846 out of 853 municipalities
*National ranking: 4,908 out of 5,138 municipalities
*Life expectancy: 60
*Literacy rate: 64
*Combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrolment ratio: .652
*Per capita income (monthly): R$89.75 For the complete list se
Frigoletto
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
IBGE
Municipalities in Minas Gerais
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