- Felisburgo
Felisburgo is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of
Minas Gerais .The population as of 2007 was estimated to be 6,687 people living in a total area of 594 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the microregion of Almenara. [ [http://www.citybrazil.com.br/mg/felisburgo/ Citybrazil] ]
Divisópolis is located south of the Jequitinhonha River on a tributary called Rio Rubim de Sul. The elevation is 638 meters. It became a municipality in 1962.
Neighboring municipalites are:
Rio do Prado ,Rubim ,Jequitinhonha ,Joaíma andFronteira dos Vales .The main economic activities are cattle raising and the cultivation of coffee, sugarcane and corn. The GDP in 2006 was R$19,983,000. There was 01 banking agency as of 2007. In the same year there were 167 automobiles, which was a ratio of one automobile for every 400 people. In the rural area there were 273 producers of which only 33 had tractors. There were 27,000 head of cattle in 2006. [ [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 : .642 (2000)
*State ranking: 766 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
*National ranking: 3,884 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000 [ [http://www.frigoletto.com.br/GeoEcon/idhmg.htm Frigoletto] ]
*Degree of urbanization: 72.84% (2000)--the rate for Minas Gerais was 82.0%
*Illiteracy rate: 36.16% (15 years old or older) The rate for Minas Gerais was 11.96%; the rate for Brazil was 13.63%
*Urban area covered by sewage system: 70.30%--the rate for Minas Gerais was 81.39%
*Health clinics, health centers, and hospitals: 02, 02, 01 with 59 beds [ [http://dtr2002.saude.gov.br/caadab/indicadores/minas/FELISBURGO.pdf Data on Health and Education] ]References
ee also
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List of municipalities in Minas Gerais
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