Sacramento 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 west of the

state State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...

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 as of 2020 was 26,374 people living in a total area of 3,071 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Triângulo Mineiro and

Alto Paranaíba Alto Paranaíba is one of the ten planning regions of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by ...

and to the micro-region of Araxá. It became a municipality in 1820.IBGE
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Geography

Sacramento is located at an elevation of 832 (city center) meters, in the Rio das Velhas valley. Neighboring municipalities are: Perdizes (N),

Araxá Araxá () is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is located approximately 370 kilometers (230 miles) northwest of the state capital Belo Horizonte, with an area of , and designated as the urban perimeter. As of 2022, the popul ...

and Tapira (NE),

São Roque de Minas São Roque de Minas is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 7,076 people living in a total area of 2,100 km2. The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to t ...

and

Delfinópolis Delfinópolis is a Brazilian municipality located in the southwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 7,131 people living in a total area of 1,375 km2. The city belongs to the meso-region of Sul e Sudoeste de Minas and to the ...

(SE),

Ibiraci Ibiraci is a Brazilian municipality located in the southwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 13,986 people living in a total area of 598 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Sul e Sudoeste de Minas and to the micro ...

(S),

Pedregulho Pedregulho is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The elevation of Pedregulho is . The population is 16,811 (2020 est.) in an area of 713 km2. The municipality contains the Furnas do Bom Jesus State Park, created in 1989. M ...

and

Rifaina Rifaina () is a municipality in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 3,640 (2020 est.) in an area of 163 km². The elevation is 575 m. History The municipality was created by state law in 1948. Media In tele ...

(SW),

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and

Uberaba Uberaba () is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Highlands at an elevation of 823 metres (2,700 ft) above sea level on the Uberaba River, and is situated 418 kilometres (260 mi) from the state c ...

, and

Nova Ponte Nova Ponte is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was estimated to be 15,800 people living in a total area of 1,105 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of Triângulo Mine ...

and

Santa Juliana Santa Juliana is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 14,255 people living in a total area of 727 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Triângulo Mineiro and Alto ...

(NW).

Communications and distances

Sacramento is connected to

by state highway MG-190 and national highway BR-262. The distance to

is 72 kilometers;

is 22 km to the southwest;

is 82 km to the northeast. The nearest railroad is in

. Other distances * Uberlândia: 180 * Ribeirão Preto: 190 * Franca: 100 * Belo Horizonte: 453 * Rio de Janeiro: 885 * São Paulo: 585 * Brasília: 604 * Vitória: 995 Prefeitura Municipal de Sacramento
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Economic activities

The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$681 million, with 97 million reais from taxes, 132 million reais from services, 325 million reais from industry, and 125 million reais from agriculture. In 2005 there were 128 industrial units employing 1,325 workers. There were 976 rural producers on 155,000 hectares of land. The high elevation means the land is suitable for coffee growing. 355 farms had tractors (2006). Approximately 3,000 persons were dependent on agriculture. The main crops are coffee, potatoes, rice, soybeans, wheat, beans, and corn. There were 22,000 head of cattle (2006), most of which were raised for milk and cheese production. There were 4 banks (2007) and 4,764 automobiles (2007), giving a ratio of 5 inhabitants per automobile.

Health and education

In the health sector there were 12 public health clinics (2005) and 1 private hospital with 68 beds. Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to Araxá or to Uberaba, which are connected by good roads. Educational needs were met by 14 primary schools, 4 middle schools, and 4 pre-primary schools. *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 ...

: 0.797 (2000) *State ranking: 49 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000 *National ranking: 629 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000 *Literacy rate: 90% *Life expectancy: 73 (average of males and females)Frigoletto
/ref> In 2000 the per capita monthly income of R$272.00 was just below the state and national average of R$276.00 and R$297.00 respectively. The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was

Poços de Caldas Poços de Caldas is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the south of Minas Gerais state, Brazil, in the microregion of the same name. Its estimated population in 2020 was 168,641 inhabitants. The city is known for its hot springs. Histor ...

with 0.841, while the lowest was

Setubinha Setubinha is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 12,378 in a total area of 536 km². The elevation is 729 metres. It is part of the Immediate Geographic Region of Teófilo O ...

with 0.568. Nationally the highest was

São Caetano do Sul São Caetano do Sul (; " Saint Cajetan of the South"), or simply São Caetano, is a city in São Paulo state in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 161,957 (2020 est.) in an area of 15.33 km2. It is ...

in São Paulo with 0.919, while the lowest was Setubinha. In more recent statistics (considering 5,507 municipalities) Manari in the state of

Pernambuco Pernambuco ( , , ) is a States of Brazil, state of Brazil located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.5 million people as of 2024, it is the List of Brazilian states by population, ...

has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place.

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Geography

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