Felisburgo

Bandeira
Location in Minas Gerais
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Minas Gerais
Intermediate Geographic RegionTeófilo Otoni
Immediate Geographic RegionAlmenara
Area
 • Total
596.215 km2 (230.200 sq mi)
Elevation
638 m (2,093 ft)
Population
 (2022[1])
 • Total
6,489
 • Density10.88/km2 (28.2/sq mi)
Demonymfelisburguense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Websitefelisburgo.mg.gov.br

Felisburgo is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais.The population as of 2020 was estimated to be 7,504 people living in a total area of 594 km2.[2] The city belongs to the Immediate Geographic Region of Almenara. Its elevation is 638 meters. It became a municipality in 1962.

Economics and geography

The main economic activities are cattle raising and the cultivation of coffee, sugarcane and corn. The GDP in 2006 was R$19.98 million (US$9.19 million). 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.[3] Neighboring municipalities are: Rio do Prado, Rubim, Jequitinhonha, Joaíma and Fronteira dos Vales. This municipality is isolated from major population centers and suffers from drought and poor soils.

Social indicators

  • Municipal Human 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[4]
  • 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, respectively, with 59 beds[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2022
  2. ^ IBGE 2020
  3. ^ IBGE Archived January 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Frigoletto
  5. ^ "Data on Health and Education" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2008-05-28.

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