- Santa Vitória, Minas Gerais
Santa Vitória is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of
Minas Gerais . As of 2007 the population was 15,492 in a total area of 3,003 km². It became a municipality in 1948.Location
Santa Vitória is located at an elevation of 498 meters just south of the great reservoir Barragem de São Simão in the
Triângulo Mineiro . It belongs to the statistical microregion ofItuiutaba . Neighboring municipalities are São Simão,União de Minas ,Limeira do Oeste ,Campina Verde andGurinhatã .Distances
*Belo Horizonte : 757 km.
*Ipiaçu : 28 km.
*Uberlândia : 163 km.
*Capinópolis : 69 km.
*Itumbiara : 136 [ [http://www.aondefica.com/mapaminasgeraisa.asp Mapa Minas Gerais] ]Geographical Data
*Urban population: 12,544 (2000)
*Rural population: 3,821 (2000)
*Districts: Perdilândia (209 inhabitants and 74 buildings in 2000); and Chaveslândia (890 inhabitants and 310 buildings in 2000).
*Rivers and streams: The municipal area is crossed by the Tijuco and Paranaíba rivers, five small rivers and 85 streams.
*Terrain: Santa Vitória has a terrain of low elevation with the hills of Serra dos Patos, Tatu and Invernada. 95% of the terrain is flat and 5% hilly. [ [http://www.santavitoria.mg.gov.br/index/dadosgeraisdomunicipio.htm Santa Vitória city site] ]Economic Activities
The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$ 56,025,000. Santa Vitória is in the top tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. It is in a region of good soils, adequate rainfall, and abundance of surface water. As of 2007 there was 01 banking agency in the town. There was a small retail commerce serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands. In the rural area there were 963 establishments occupying about 1,500 persons. 311 of the farms had tractors. There were 1,720 automobiles in all of the municipality. There were 211,000 head of cattle in 2006. The crops with a planted area of more than 100 hectares were rice, sugarcane, soybeans (2,800 ha.) and corn. [ [http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php IBGE] ]
Cattle production is important with a large herd. Cattle are raised for meat and milk. 18 producers specialize in milk production. In 2006 there were 23,000 dairy cattle. There is also a substantial swine industry. [ [http://www.santavitoria.mg.gov.br/index/aspectosgeograficoseeconomicos.htm Santa Vitória city site] ]
Health and Education
In the health sector there were 09 clinics and one hospital with 37 beds. In the educational sector there were 12 primary schools and 02 middle schools. [ [http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php IBGE] ]
*Municipal
Human Development Index : 0.759 (2000)
*State ranking: 214 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
*National ranking: 1,604 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. In more recent statistics (considering 5,507 municipalities)Manari in the state ofPernambuco has the lowest rating in the country--0,467--putting it in last place. [ [http://www.frigoletto.com.br/GeoEcon/idhmg.htm Frigoletto] ]History
Settlement began in the beginning of the nineteenth century with the cattle ranch called São Jerônimo. The region was occupied by the Caiapó Indians who were dominated and expelled. The region was covered by forests and malaria was endemic. The first church appeared in 1904, followed by the cemetery in 1905. Santa Vitória belonged to the municipality of Ituiutaba, becoming a separate municipality in 1948. [ [http://www.santavitoria.mg.gov.br/index/historico.htm Santa Vitória city site] ]
References
ee also
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List of municipalities in Minas Gerais
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