- Augusto de Lima, Minas Gerais
Augusto de Lima is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of
Minas Gerais . Its population as of 2007 was 4,589 living in a total area of 1,250 km². The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion ofCentral Mineira and to the statistical microregion ofCurvelo . It became a municipality in 1963. [ [http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php IBGE] ]Augusto de Lima is located at an elevation of 700 meters on highway BR-135 between
Curvelo andMontes Claros . The nearest major population center isCurvelo . The town began with the building of the railroad from Belo Horizonte to Montes Claros in 1910. The name is derived from the name of a writer and politician. SeeAugusto de Lima .The distance to
Curvelo is 112 km; and the distance to the state capital,Belo Horizonte , is 240 km. Neighboring municipalities are:Buenópolis ,Diamantina ,Monjolos ,Corinto andLassance . [ [http://www.citybrazil.com.br/mg/regioes/curvelo/ Citybrazil] ]The main economic activities are services and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$39 million, with 24 million from services, 2 million from industry, and 10 million from agriculture. There were 354 rural producers on 14,000 hectares of land. Only 8 farms had tractors (2006). Approximately 800 persons were dependent on agriculture. The main crops were mangoes, sugarcane, beans, and corn. There were 27,000 head of cattle (2006). There was 1 bank (2007) and 666 automobiles (366 motorcycles), giving a ratio of 14 inhabitants per automobile. [ [http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php IBGE] ]
There were 3 health clinics in 2005. Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to Bocaiúva, Montes Claros or Curvelo. Educational needs were met by 16 primary schools, 2 middle schools, and 9 pre-primary schools. [ [http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php IBGE] ]
*Municipal
Human Development Index : 0.690 (2000)
*State ranking: 642 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
*National ranking: 3,319 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
*Literacy rate: 77%
*Life expectancy: 65 (average of males and females) [ [http://www.frigoletto.com.br/GeoEcon/idhmg.htm Frigoletto] ]In 2000 the per capita income of R$149.00 was well below the state and national average of R$276.00 and R$297.00 respectively.
The 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] ]References
ee also
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List of municipalities in Minas Gerais
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