Mamonas
Encyclopedia
Mamomas can refer to municipalities in Bahia
, Piauí
, and Minas Gerais
. For the municipality in Piauí see Manonas, Piauí; for the municipality in Bahia see Mamonas, Bahia. This article refers to Mamonas, Minas Gerais.
Mamonas is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais
. As of 2007 the population was 6,247 in a total area of 290 km². The elevation is 681 meters. It became a municipality in 1993. The postal code (CEP) is 39516-000.
Mamonas is part of the statistical microregion of Janaúba
. It is connected by poor roads to the regional center of Janaúba to the south.
Neighboring municipalities are: Espinosa, Monte Azul
, and Gameleiras
.
With irrigation Jaíba has managed to produce a range of agricultural products. The main economic activities are cattle raising (12,000 head in 2006) and farming with production of cotton, citrus fruits, beans (1,220 ha.), corn (4,600 ha.), and sorghum. In 2006 there were 1,205 rural producers with a total area of 15,958 hectares. Cropland made up 1,800 hectares and natural pasture 10,000 hectares. There were only 5 tractors. In the urban area there were no financial institutions as of 2006. There were 240 automobiles, giving a ratio of about one automobile for every 30 inhabitants. The Gross Domestic Product was R$ 15,529,000 (2005). Health care was provided by 4 public health clinics. There were no hospitals (2005).
Municipal Human Development Index
Bahia
Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast. It is the fourth most populous Brazilian state after São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, and the fifth-largest in size...
, Piauí
Piauí
Piauí is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country.Piauí has the shortest coastline of any of the non-landlocked Brazilian states at 66 km , and the capital, Teresina, is the only state capital in the north east to be located inland...
, and Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...
. For the municipality in Piauí see Manonas, Piauí; for the municipality in Bahia see Mamonas, Bahia. This article refers to Mamonas, Minas Gerais.
Mamonas is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...
. As of 2007 the population was 6,247 in a total area of 290 km². The elevation is 681 meters. It became a municipality in 1993. The postal code (CEP) is 39516-000.
Mamonas is part of the statistical microregion of Janaúba
Janaúba
Janaúba is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In 2007 the population was 65,387 in a total area of 2,189 km2. The elevation is 692 meters above sea level.-Location:...
. It is connected by poor roads to the regional center of Janaúba to the south.
Neighboring municipalities are: Espinosa, Monte Azul
Monte Azul
Monte Azul is a municipality in the north of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. The population in 2007 was 23,477 in an area of 992 km². The elevation is 582 meters. It became a municipality in 1878. The postal code is 39500-000....
, and Gameleiras
Gameleiras
Gameleiras is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 5,226 in a total area of 1,733 km². The elevation is 540 meters. It became a municipality in 1997. The postal code is 39505-000....
.
With irrigation Jaíba has managed to produce a range of agricultural products. The main economic activities are cattle raising (12,000 head in 2006) and farming with production of cotton, citrus fruits, beans (1,220 ha.), corn (4,600 ha.), and sorghum. In 2006 there were 1,205 rural producers with a total area of 15,958 hectares. Cropland made up 1,800 hectares and natural pasture 10,000 hectares. There were only 5 tractors. In the urban area there were no financial institutions as of 2006. There were 240 automobiles, giving a ratio of about one automobile for every 30 inhabitants. The Gross Domestic Product was R$ 15,529,000 (2005). Health care was provided by 4 public health clinics. There were no hospitals (2005).
Municipal Human Development Index
Human Development Index
The Human Development Index is a composite statistic used to rank countries by level of "human development" and separate "very high human development", "high human development", "medium human development", and "low human development" countries...
- MHDI: .620 (2000)
- State ranking: 805 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
- National ranking: 4,296 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
- Life expectancy: 64.9
- Literacy rate: 64.2
- Combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrollment ratio: .716
- Per capita income (monthly): R$92.57 (For the complete list see Frigoletto)