Presidente Olegário

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in the north of the

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ian state of

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. Its population in 2020 was 19,627 inhabitants in a total area of .

Geography

Presidente Olegário belongs to the Paracatu statistical microregion. The elevation of the municipal seat is . It became a municipality in 1938. This municipality is located northeast of Patos de Minas. The distance to the capital,

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is . Neighboring municipalities are: Lagamar, Lagoa Grande, Patos de Minas, Varjão de Minas,

João Pinheiro João Pinheiro da Silva (16 December 1860 – 25 October 1908) was a Brazilian lawyer, industrialist and politician who served as president of Minas Gerais. A defender of republicanism during Brazil's Imperial era, Pinheiro became the main re ...

and São Gonçalo do Abaeté.

Economy

The main economic activities are cattle raising (118,000 head in 2006) and farming. There was also production of charcoal from eucalyptus plantations. This charcoal is transported to the industrial region near

to be used in the steel and iron industry. The GDP was R$169,963,000 (2005). There were two banking agencies in 2006. In the rural area there were 1,790 farms with hectares of agricultural land, of which were planted, were in natural pasture, and were in woodland or forest. Around 6,500 people were involved in the agricultural sector. There were 439 tractors, a ratio of one tractor for every 40 farms. The main crops were cotton, rice, sugarcane, beans, tomatoes, soybeans, and corn. In the health sector there were 10 health clinics and one hospital with 20 beds. In Patos de Minas, away on paved roads there are complete health facilities. The score on the Municipal

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was 0.721. This ranked Presidente Olegário 457 out of 853 municipalities in the state, with

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in first place with 0.841 and

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in last place with 0.568.Frigoletto
.

References

External links

Prefeitura municipal
—a professional site with music and a video {{DEFAULTSORT:Presidente Olegario Municipalities in Minas Gerais

Geography

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