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Manga, Minas Gerais

FieldValue
official_nameManga
image_flagFile:Flag of Manga - MG - Brazil.png
image_sealFile:Coat of Arms of Manga - MG - Brazil.png
image_mapMinasGerais Municip Manga.svg
map_captionLocation in the state of Minas Gerais
pushpin_mapBrazil
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Brazil
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameBrazil
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_type2State
subdivision_name2Minas Gerais
subdivision_type3Mesoregion
subdivision_name3North of Minas Gerais
subdivision_type4Microregion
subdivision_name4Januária
established_titleIncorporated (municipality)
established_date7 September 1923
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameJoaquim de Oliveira Sá Filho
area_total_km21950.184
area_footnotes
elevation_m440
population_total18,226
population_as_of2020
population_density_km2auto
population_demonymmanguense
timezoneBRT
utc_offset−3
postal_code_typeCEP postal code
postal_code39460-000
area_code_typeArea code
area_code38
website

Manga is a municipality in the north of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. It is located on the left bank of the São Francisco River. It is connected to Januária by paved BR-135, anis 112 km away. Neighboring municipalities are Matias Cardoso, Montalvânia, Miravânia, Juvenília, and São João das Missões. The distance to the state capital is 720 km. As of 2020 the population was 18,226 in an area of 1950 km2.

The economy is based on agriculture with emphasis on cattle raising. There were 54,000 head in 2006. The main agricultural crops were bananas, lemons, mangoes, rice, corn, manioc, sorghum, sugarcane, and mamona (castor oil plant). The GDP was R$76,786,000 in 2005.

This municipality is extremely isolated from major population centers and suffers from drought and poor soils. It is one of the poorest in the state and in the country.

Indexes

  • Municipal Human Development Index: .603 (2000)
  • State ranking: 829 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
  • National ranking: 4,603 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
  • Illiteracy rate: 28.13% (older than 16) – the rate for the state was 11.96% (2000)
  • Infant mortality rate: 34.48 – the rate for the state was 17.40 (2000)
  • Urbanization rate: 63% – the rate for the state was 80% (2000)
  • Urban area connected to sewers: 0.70% – the state was 81.39% (2000)
  • Urban area with garbage collection: 71.56% – the state was 91.37 (2000)

References

References

  1. (2017). "IBGE - Cidades e Estados". [[Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística.
  2. [https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/mg/manga/panorama IBGE 2020]
  3. "IBGE - Brasil em Síntese". [[Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística.
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