Pedra do Indaiá
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Pedra do Indaiá is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 3,974 people living in a total area of 349 km2.[1] The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Formiga. It became a municipality in 1962.[2]
Origin of the name
The origin lies in the legend of an image of Jesus left near a stone (pedra) and later ""discovered"". A chapel was built in stone and soon people began to build their houses nearby. The settlement grew and was first called Senhor Bom Jesus da Pedra do Indaiá. In 1923 it became Pedra do Indaiá. In 1962 it separated from
Location
The city center of Pedra do Indaiá is located at an elevation of 693 meters approximately halfway between
Distances to other cities
- Connection with BR-050: 6 km
- Belo Horizonte/MG - 173 km
- Formiga/MG - 46 km
- Divinópolis/MG - 40 km
- Santo Antônio do Monte/MG - 24 km [5]
Economic activities
Services, small industry, and agriculture are the most important economic activities. In 2005 there were 9 extractive industries (quarries) and 13 transformation industries. Transformation industries employed 340 workers. The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$29 million, 3 million reais from taxes, 11 million reais from services, 9 million reais from industry, and 5 million reais from agriculture. In 2006, 19,000 hectares of land were being farmed by 463 rural producers, 33 of whom having tractors. Approximately 1,100 persons were involved in agriculture. The main crops are rice, beans, and corn. There were 11,000 head of cattle (2006).[6]
There were no banks as of 2007. The motor vehicle fleet had 482 automobiles, 51 trucks, 45 pickup trucks, and 223 motorcycles (2007).[7]
Health and education
In the health sector there were 6 public health clinics, one of which was specialized. Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to Formiga or Divinópolis. Educational needs of 750 students were met by 4 primary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 pre-primary school.[8]
- Municipal Human Development Index: 0.755 (2000)
- State ranking: 249 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
- National ranking: 1729 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
- Literacy rate: 83%
- Life expectancy: 74 (average of males and females)[9]
In 2000 the per capita monthly income of R$183.00 was well below the state and national average of R$276.00 and R$297.00 respectively. Poços de Caldas had the highest per capita monthly income in 2000 with R$435.00. The lowest was Setubinha with R$73.00.
The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was
References
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ IBGE
- ^ Ferias.tur
- ^ Citybrazil Archived 2008-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Departamento de Estradas de Rodagem
- ^ IBGE
- ^ IBGE
- ^ IBGE
- ^ "Frigoletto". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ^ "Frigoletto". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
See also
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