Tapira 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 4,832 people living in a total area of 1,180 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Triângulo Mineiro and

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and to the micro-region of Araxá. It became a municipality in 1963.

Geography

The city center of Tapira is located at an elevation of 907 meters, between the Ribeirão do Inferno and the Rio das Velhas valley. Neighboring municipalities are:

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(N), Ibiá (NE),

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(S and SE), and

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(W).

Communications and distances

Tapira is connected to

by national highway BR-146 and state highway MG-428. The nearest railroad station is in

. Other distances (in km.) * Uberaba: 167 * Araxá: 60 * Belo Horizonte: 400

Economic activities

Mining of phosphate is the most important economic activity. The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$162 million, with 12 million reais from taxes, 28 million reais from services, 98 million reais from industry, and 23 million reais from agriculture. There were 272 rural producers on 163,000 hectares of land. 31 farms had tractors (2006). Approximately 800 persons were dependent on agriculture. The main crops are coffee, potatoes, rice, soybeans, beans, and corn. There were 36,000 head of cattle (2006), most of which were raised for milk and cheese production. There was 1 bank (2007) and 470 automobiles (2007), giving a ratio of 7 inhabitants per automobile. Working population *Workers in mining: 587 *Workers in construction: 586 *Workers in food and lodging: 442

Health and education

In the health sector there were 3 public health clinics (2005). Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to Araxá or to Uberaba, which are connected by good roads. Educational needs of 800 students were met by 3 primary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 pre-primary school. *Municipal

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: 0.780 (2000) *State ranking: 113 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000 *National ranking: 1053 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000 *Literacy rate: 88% *Life expectancy: 74 (average of males and females) In 2000 the per capita monthly income of R$240.00 was 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

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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

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

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

Communications and distances

Economic activities

Health and education

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