Montes Claros
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Montes Claros | |
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Municipality of Montes Claros | |
UTC−3 (BRT) | |
Postal code | 39400-000 |
Area code | 38 |
HDI (2010) | 0.770 – high[4] |
Website | montesclaros |
Montes Claros is a city located in northern Minas Gerais state, in Brazil. It is located north of the state capital, about 422 km away from it. The population is 413,487 (2020 est.) in an area of 3,569 km2 (1,378 sq mi).[5] It was made a seat of a municipality in 1831 and attained city status in 1857.
History
The region was originally inhabited by the
The 20th century brought fast development to the city. In 1912 the first telephone line was installed. In 1914 the first cinema (Cinema Recreio) was created. Electricity arrives in 1917. The first automobile arrives in 1920. In 1926 the first railroad service starts to operate. In 1938 the city implements a drinking water system. Finally in 1956 the city is connected to the national telephone system.
Geography
According to the modern (2017) geographic classification by Brazil's National Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the city is the main municipality in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Montes Claros.
Neighboring municipalities
- North: São João da Ponte
- Northeast: Capitão Enéas
- East: Francisco Sá
- Southeast: Juramento, Glaucilândia
- South: Bocaiúva
- Southwest: Claro dos Poções
- West: São João da Lagoa, Coração de Jesus
- Northwest: Mirabela, Patis
Microregion of Montes Claros
Montes Claros is also a statistical microregion (number 36) consisting of 22 municipalities: Brasília de Minas, Campo Azul, Capitão Enéas, Claro dos Poções, Coração de Jesus, Francisco Sá, Glaucilândia, Ibiracatu, Japonvar, Juramento, Lontra, Luislândia, Mirabela, Montes Claros, Patis, Ponto Chique, São João da Lagoa, São João da Ponte, São João do Pacuí, Ubaí, Varzelândia, and Verdelândia. The population was 501,480 in 2000 and the area was 22,322.10 km2 (8,618.61 sq mi).
Distances
It is 418 km (260 mi) from the capital, Belo Horizonte, and is connected by the following highways:
- BR 135 – Bocaiúva/Januária
- BR 365 – Pirapora/Uberlândia
- BR 251 – Rio-Bahia/Salinas/Coração de Jesus
- BR 122 – Janaúba
Climate
The climate is tropical with an annual average temperature of 24.2 °C (75.6 °F). The vegetation of the municipality is mainly Cerrado with areas of transition between cerrado and Caatinga.
Climate data for Montes Claros (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.4 (86.7) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.2 (86.4) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
29.6 (85.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.3 (90.1) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.1 (86.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.6 (76.3) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.5 (77.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
14.0 (57.2) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
19.8 (67.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
18.0 (64.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 179.8 (7.08) |
104.5 (4.11) |
137.0 (5.39) |
41.5 (1.63) |
11.5 (0.45) |
2.0 (0.08) |
0.6 (0.02) |
1.6 (0.06) |
18.5 (0.73) |
73.3 (2.89) |
205.8 (8.10) |
222.5 (8.76) |
998.6 (39.31) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.2 | 6.8 | 8.9 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 12.4 | 13.3 | 65.1 |
Average relative humidity (%)
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70.4 | 68.2 | 72.1 | 69.6 | 65.7 | 62.3 | 57.0 | 50.6 | 47.6 | 53.3 | 69.1 | 73.5 | 63.3 |
Average dew point °C (°F) | 19.3 (66.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.6 (67.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
12.5 (54.5) |
13.4 (56.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
18.5 (65.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
16.7 (62.1) |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 208.7 | 212.6 | 217.0 | 234.6 | 253.5 | 256.3 | 272.6 | 281.8 | 254.0 | 229.8 | 170.2 | 177.1 | 2,768.2 |
Source: NOAA[6] |
Economy
- Primary sector:
Producer of dairy and beef cattle, followed by agriculture: beans, corn, manioc, cotton, and irrigated rice.
- Secondary sector:
The industrial sector began to increase with the arrival of electric power in 1965 and the participation of the government agency SUDENE in the industrial development of the region. Today industry is the main activity in the city. The factories installed are, among others, the largest factory of condensed milk in the world (Nestlé), one of the three factories of insulin in Latin America (BIOBRAS now Novo Nordisk Produção Farmacêutica do Brasil), a modern textile factory (COTENOR), and the seventh largest cement factory in Brazil (LAFARGE BRASIL)
Montes Claros is also recognized nationally as the capital of Carne de Sol, a local
Education and health
Several
In 2005 there were 1 public and 2 private hospitals with 996 beds. There were also 62 public and 78 private clinics.[citation needed]
Transportation
Airport
Mário Ribeiro Airport has a runway with capability to receive planes as large as Boeing 737. It has a navigation system and a rescue and fire combat system. There are 8 daily flights to Belo Horizonte.
Tourism
Montes Claros has innumerous caves and 164 cataloged archaeological sites, among which the most important are the caves of Lapa Grande, where there is an underground river with a length of more than one kilometers. Lapa Grande is located in the Serra da Vieira, 12 km (7.5 mi) from Montes Claros.
In the city itself there are several large parks, among which the most important are Parque Municipal Milton Prates, with a lake and zoo. In the rural area there is Parque Sapucaia, a forest reserve and Parque Guimarães Rosa along the banks of the Córrego Carrapato.
Notable people
- Kamilla Cardoso, basketball player
- Barbara Fialho, model
- Ronildo Pereira de Freitas(born 1977), football player
- André Muniz, MMA fighter
- Nikão, football player
- Odair, football player
- Hugo Ragelli, football player
- Anne Shibuya, curler
- Yara Tupynambá (born 1932), artist
References
- ^ "Área territorial oficial" [Official Territorial Area] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2002-10-10. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
- ^ IBGE 2020
- Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Retrieved 2015-05-27.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Montes Claros". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 31, 2024.