- Bandeira, Minas Gerais
Bandeira is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of
Minas Gerais . Its population as of 2007 was estimated to be 5,337 people living in a total area of 484 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the microregion ofAlmenara . [ [http://www.citybrazil.com.br/mg/bandeira/ Citybrazil] ]Bandeira is located 37 km. northeast of
Almenara , just south of the boundary with the state ofBahia . Highway connections are poor making the region isolated.The elevation was 292 meters. Bandeiras became a municipality in 1962. The main economic activities are cattle raising (22,000 head in 2006) and the cultivation of cacao, oranges, sugarcane and corn. The GDP in 2006 was R$15,053,000. There were no banking agencies as of 2007. In the same year there were 63 automobiles. [ [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 : .619 (2000)
*State ranking: 806 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
*National ranking: 4,325 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000 [ [http://www.frigoletto.com.br/GeoEcon/idhmg.htm Frigoletto] ]
*Degree of urbanization: 44.02% (2000)--the rate for Minas Gerais was 82.0%
*Illiteracy rate: 37.99% (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: 80.00%--the rate for Minas Gerais was 81.39%
*Health clinics, health centers, and hospitals: 2, 1. There were no hospitals. [ [http://dtr2002.saude.gov.br/caadab/indicadores/minas/BANDEIRA.pdf Data on Health and Education] ]References
ee also
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List of municipalities in Minas Gerais
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