- Presidente Juscelino
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Maranhão seePresidente Juscelino, Maranhão "Presidente Juscelino is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of
Minas Gerais . Its population as of 2007 was 4,257 living in a total area of 696 km². The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion ofCentral Mineira and to the statistical microregion ofCurvelo . It became a municipality in 1962. [ [http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php IBGE] ]Presidente Juscelino is located at an elevation of 596 meters, 40 km. west of
Curvelo on highway BR-259. The distance to the state capital,Belo Horizonte , is 216 km. Neighboring municipalities are:Corinto ,Curvelo andFelixlândia . [ [http://www.citybrazil.com.br/mg/regioes/curvelo/ Citybrazil] ] The name comes from former president of BrazilJuscelino Kubitschek .The main economic activities are services, small industries, and agriculture. The production of charcoal from eucalyptus plantations is also important. The GDP in 2005 was R$21 million, with 9 million from services, 4 million from industry, and 7 million from agriculture. There were 286 rural producers on 35,000 hectares of land. Only 34 farms had tractors (2006). Approximately 1000 persons were dependent on agriculture. The main crops were beans and corn. There were 23,000 head of cattle (2006). There were no banks (2007) and 218 automobiles (108 motorcycles), giving a ratio of 20 inhabitants per automobile. [ [http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php IBGE] ]
There was 1 health clinic. Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to Curvelo. Educational needs were met by 5 primary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 pre-primary schools. [ [http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php IBGE] ]
*Municipal
Human Development Index : 0.654 (2000)
*State ranking: 733 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
*National ranking: 3,707 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$97.00 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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