- Taiobeiras
Taiobeiras is a municipality in the north of the state of
Minas Gerais inBrazil . As of 2007 the population was 29,732 in an area of 1,194 km². The elevation of the municipal seat is 821 meters. It became a municipality in 1953. The postal code (CEP) is 39550-000 and it belongs to the statistical microregion ofSalinas [ [http://www.citybrazil.com.br/mg/taiobeiras/ Citybrazil] ]Taiobeiras is located 44 km. north of Salinas on highway MG-404. It is 704 km. to the state capital,
Belo Horizonte . [ [http://www.estradas.com.br/new/header_sites/mapas.asp Mapa de Estradas] ] Neighboring municipalties are:
*West:Rio Pardo de Minas ,
*North:Indaiabira andSão João do Paraíso
*East:Berizal andCurral de Dentro ,
*South:Santa Cruz de Salinas and Salinas [ [http://www.taiobeiras.mg.gov.br/v1/modulos/upload/paginas/PaginasArquivos_34_63.PDF Map of Region] ]The economy is based on agriculture with some cattle raising. There were 18,000 head in 2006. The main agricultural crops were coffee, bananas, citrus fruits, mangoes, tomatoes, and corn. The GDP was R$100,657,000 in 2005. In 2006 there were 1,221 rural establishments employing 1,200 salaried workers. The total agricultural land area was 90,819 hectares. There were 2 banking agencies in the urban area. [ [http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php IBGE] ]
This municipality is isolated from major population centers and suffers from drought and poor soils.
*MunicipalHuman Development Index : .700 (2000)
*State ranking: 544 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
*National ranking: 2,998 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000 [ [http://www.frigoletto.com.br/GeoEcon/idhmg.htm Frigoletto] ]
*Health clinics and hospitals: 2 basic clinics, 8 health centers, and 1 hospital with 65 beds [ [http://dtr2002.saude.gov.br/caadab/indicadores/minas/TAIOBEIRAS.pdf Indicators] ] The social and health indicators were: degree of urbanization--79.7%; Illiteracy rate: 26.8%; coverage of sewage system in the urban area--0.60%; coverage of garbage collection in the urban area--85.4; and infant mortality--19.60. [ [http://dtr2002.saude.gov.br/caadab/indicadores/minas/TAIOBEIRAS.pdf Indicators] ]References
ee also
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List of municipalities in Minas Gerais External links
* [http://www.taiobeiras.mg.gov.br/ Prefeitura Municipal de Taiobeiras]
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