- São Romão
São Romão is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of
Minas Gerais . In 2007 the population was 9,080 in a total area of 2,432 km². It became a municipality in 1943. [ [http://www.citybrazil.com.br/mg/saoromao/ Citybrazil] ] [ [http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php IBGE] ]Location and Distances
São Romão is located on the left bank of the
São Francisco River at an elevation of 480 meters. It is north of the nearest population center,Pirapora .Montes Claros is to the southheast. Neighboring municipalties are:Riachinho ,Santa Fe de Minas ,Pintópolis , andIcaraí de Minas . São Romão is part of the statistical microregion of Pirapora. It is 595 km. from the state capital ofBelo Horizonte . [ [http://www.citybrazil.com.br/mg/regioes/pirapora/index.htm Citybrazil] ]Economic Activities
The most important economic activities are cattle raising (41,000 head in 2006) and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$ 34,260,000. The most important agricultural crops are bananas, oranges, mangoes, rice, sugarcane, beans and corn. There were 233 automobiles. In the rural area there were 576 producers. The total area of agricultural land was 129,000 hectares in 2006, of which 5,800 ha. were planted in crops. As of 2006 there were 86 tractors. In the urban area there was one banking agency in 2006. [ [http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php IBGE] ]
Health and Education
This municipality is isolated from major population centers and suffers from drought and poor soils.
*MunicipalHuman Development Index : 0.649 (2000)
*State ranking: 744 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
*National ranking: 3,788 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was
Poços de Caldas with 0.841, while the lowest wasSetubinha with 0.568. Nationally the highest wasSão Caetano do Sul in São Paulo with 0.919, while the lowest was Setubinha. [ [http://www.frigoletto.com.br/GeoEcon/idhmg.htm Frigoletto] ]*Degree of urbanization: 66.41% (2000) The rate for Minas Gerais was 82%
*Infant mortality rate: 7.58 (2000) The rate for Minas Gerais was 17.40; the rate for Brazil was 18.91.
*Illiteracy rate: 22.49% (15 years old or older)(Data from 2000) The rate for Minas Gerais was 11.96; the rate for Brazil was 13.63
*Urban area covered by sewage system: 0.50%--the rate for Minas Gerais was 81.39%
*Health centers and hospitals: 02 health centers. There was 01 hospital with 16 beds. The nearest large hospital was inPirapora . [ [http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php IBGE] ]References
ee also
* List of municipalities in Minas Gerais
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