Montalvânia is a
municipality
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in the northernmost point of the
state
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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 ...
in
Brazil
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. As of 2020 the population was 14,747 in an area of 1,484.388 km
2. The elevation of the municipal seat is 510 meters, the postal code (CEP) is 39495-000 and it is located in the
microregion
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Austria
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of
Januária
Januária is a municipality in northern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. It is located on the left bank of the São Francisco River. The population was 67,852 inhabitants (IBGE 2020) and the area of the municipality was 6,691 km2 (2007).
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Economy
The economy is based on agriculture with emphasis on cattle raising. There were 41,000 head in 2006. The main agricultural crops were corn, manioc, sugarcane, and rice. The GDP was R$47,000,000 in 2005.
Quality of life
*Illiteracy rate: 29.51% (older than 16)--the rate for the state was 11.96% (2000)
*Infant mortality rate: 34.48—the rate for the state was 17.40
*Urbanization rate: 52%--the rate for the state was 80% (2000)
Transportation
The main highways of access are BR-135 and BR-030. The
Cavernas do Peruaçu National Park lies to the south near
Itacarambi
Itacarambi is a municipality in the north of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil
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. The boundary with the state of
Bahia
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lies to the north. The municipal seat is 64 km. south of the
São Francisco River
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.
The streets are named after philosophers and thinkers like Buddha, Confucious, Homer, Plato, and Mohamed. The founder of the town was Antônio Montalvão (1917-1992), a local rancher who donated the land to build lots. He believed that extraterrestrials had used the region as a base to capture energy for their space travels. According to him inscriptions on rocks refer to space ships and rituals practiced between extraterrestrials and humans.
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
IBGEMontalvânia City HallSocial and Economic Indicators
External links
Montalvania online
1962 establishments in Minas Gerais
Municipalities in Minas Gerais
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