Águas Vermelhas
Águas Vermelhas | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Etymology: In English "Red waters", referring to the rusty color of the waters of the stream running through the municipality[1] | |
 Location in the state of Minas Gerais | |
  Águas Vermelhas  Águas Vermelhas | |
| Coordinates: 15°45′S 41°28′W / 15.750°S 41.467°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State |  Minas Gerais |
| Founded | 30 December 1962[2] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nilson Francisco Campos[3] (Avante) |
| • Vice Mayor | Uilton Pereira Figueiredo[3] (PDT) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,256.61 km2 (485.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 779 m (2,556 ft) |
| Population (2022[4]) | |
• Total | 14,037 |
| • Density | 11.17/km2 (28.9/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Águas-vermelhense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4] |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time) |
| Postal code | 39990-000[5] |
| HDI (2010) | 0.601 – medium[4] |
| Website | aguasvermelhas.mg.gov.br |
Águas Vermelhas is a city in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 its population was estimated to be 13,599 in a total area of 1,258 km².[6]
The city belongs to the mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the microregion of Salinas. The elevation of the municipal seat is 758 meters. It became a municipality in 1962. This municipality is located on the Rio Mosquito and is 13 km. west of the important BR-116 highway. It forms a boundary with the state of Minas Gerais.
Municipal boundaries are with: Ninheira, Divisa Alegre, Curral de Dentro, Berizal, São João do Paraíso, and Medina.
The main economic activities are cattle raising and farming. The GDP was R$50,544,000 (2005). There was 1 banking agency in 2006. In the rural area there were 596 farms with around 2,000 people involved in the agricultural sector. There were 63 tractors, a ratio of one tractor for every 10 farms. The main crops were coffee, bananas, sugarcane, beans, manioc, and corn. In the health sector there were 4 health clinics and 01 hospital with 46 beds. The score on the Municipal Human Development Index was 0.628. This ranked Divisa Alegre 792 out of 853 municipalities in the state, with Poços de Caldas in first place with 0.841 and Setubinha in last place with 0.568. See Frigoletto for the complete list.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "História". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "História". Prefeitura Municipal de Águas Vermelhas. Prefeitura Municipal de Águas Vermelhas. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Prefeito e vereadores de Águas Vermelhas tomam posse; veja lista de eleitos". globo.com. globo.com. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "Águas Vermelhas". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Código Postal Águas Vermelhas/MG - Brasil". Código Postal. Código Postal. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ IBGE 2020
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