Santa Vitória is a
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' ...
in the west of the Brazilian 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 estimated at 19,872. It became a municipality in 1948.
Santa Vitória is located at an elevation of , to the south of the great reservoir of
São Simão Dam in the
Triângulo Mineiro
The Triângulo Mineiro (, '' Mineiro Triangle'') is the region that comprises the west part of the state of Minas Gerais, in Brazil.
It occupies an area of 93,500 km2 (slightly larger than Portugal or Hungary) and is bordered to the east b ...
. It belongs to the statistical microregion of
Ituiutaba. Neighboring municipalities are
São Simão,
União de Minas,
Limeira do Oeste
Limeira do Oeste is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. the population was 7,589 in a total area of 1,318 km2. It became a municipality in 1993.
Geography
Limeira do Oeste belongs to the statistical micro-reg ...
,
Campina Verde and
Gurinhatã.
History
Settlement began in the beginning of the nineteenth century with the cattle ranch called ''São Jerônimo''. The region was occupied by the Caiapó Indians who were dominated and expelled. The region was covered by forests and malaria was endemic. The first church appeared in 1904, followed by the cemetery in 1905. Santa Vitória belonged to the municipality of Ituiutaba, becoming a separate municipality in 1948.
Economy
The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce and agriculture. The GDP in 2017 was R$721,332,990.00. Santa Vitória is in the top tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. It is in a region of good soils, adequate rainfall, and abundance of surface water. As of 2018 there were three bank branches in the town. There was a small retail commerce serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands. In the rural area there were 972 establishments giving employment to 4,757 persons.
411 of the farms had tractors.
There were 11,079 vehicles throughout the municipality. There were 210,939 head of cattle in 2017.
The crops with a planted area of more than were beans, corn, sorghum, soybeans (), and sugarcane.
Cattle production is important with a large herd. Cattle are raised for meat and milk. Eighteen producers are specialized in milk production. In 2006 there were 23,000 dairy cattle. There is also a substantial swine industry.
Health and education
In the health sector there were 21 facilities, one of which is a hospital with 29 beds. In the educational sector there were 11 primary schools and 3 secondary 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 ...
: 0.759 (2000)
*State ranking: 214 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
*National ranking: 1,604 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
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
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Municipalities in Minas Gerais
Populated places established in 1948
1948 establishments in Brazil