Capinópolis

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Municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Capinópolis is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. the population was 16,234 in a total area of 621 km2. It became a municipality in 1953. The name means "city of grass".

Geography

Capinópolis is located at an elevation of 545 meters 30 km. south of the Paranaíba River and the Cachoeira Dourada Hydroelectric Station. It belongs to the statistical microregion of Ituiutaba. Neighboring municipalities are Canápolis, Cachoeira Dourada, Ipiaçu e Ituiutaba

Distances

Climate

Capinópolis features a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw) with distinct wet and dry seasons. The city experiences a wet season from October to April and a dry season from May to September.

| width = auto | collapsed = yes | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Capinópolis (1991–2020) | Jan high C = 30.7 | Feb high C = 31.1 | Mar high C = 31.2 | Apr high C = 31.2 | May high C = 29.4 | Jun high C = 28.8 | Jul high C = 29.4 | Aug high C = 31.7 | Sep high C = 33.2 | Oct high C = 33.3 | Nov high C = 31.8 | Dec high C = 31.3 | year high C = 31.1 | Jan mean C = 24.3 | Feb mean C = 24.4 | Mar mean C = 24.4 | Apr mean C = 23.9 | May mean C = 21.7 | Jun mean C = 20.8 | Jul mean C = 21.0 | Aug mean C = 22.9 | Sep mean C = 24.9 | Oct mean C = 25.6 | Nov mean C = 24.8 | Dec mean C = 24.7 | year mean C = 23.6 | Jan low C = 20.8 | Feb low C = 20.6 | Mar low C = 20.6 | Apr low C = 19.6 | May low C = 16.8 | Jun low C = 15.7 | Jul low C = 15.5 | Aug low C = 16.9 | Sep low C = 19.2 | Oct low C = 20.4 | Nov low C = 20.5 | Dec low C = 20.8 | year low C = 19.0 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 287.8 | Feb precipitation mm = 217.5 | Mar precipitation mm = 198.5 | Apr precipitation mm = 76.2 | May precipitation mm = 38.8 | Jun precipitation mm = 19.9 | Jul precipitation mm = 8.2 | Aug precipitation mm = 8.4 | Sep precipitation mm = 45.6 | Oct precipitation mm = 110.0 | Nov precipitation mm = 180.6 | Dec precipitation mm = 243.7 | year precipitation mm = 1435.2 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 16.7 | Feb precipitation days = 13.1 | Mar precipitation days = 13.1 | Apr precipitation days = 5.5 | May precipitation days = 3.1 | Jun precipitation days = 1.6 | Jul precipitation days = 0.8 | Aug precipitation days = 1.2 | Sep precipitation days = 4.2 | Oct precipitation days = 8.1 | Nov precipitation days = 12.1 | Dec precipitation days = 16.0 | year precipitation days = 95.5 | Jan humidity = 82.2 | Feb humidity = 81.1 | Mar humidity = 80.1 | Apr humidity = 73.9 | May humidity = 69.2 | Jun humidity = 65.2 | Jul humidity = 57.3 | Aug humidity = 49.9 | Sep humidity = 53.1 | Oct humidity = 62.1 | Nov humidity = 73.1 | Dec humidity = 79.1 | year humidity = 68.9 | Jan dew point C = 21.4 | Feb dew point C = 21.4 | Mar dew point C = 21.1 | Apr dew point C = 19.5 | May dew point C = 16.5 | Jun dew point C = 15.0 | Jul dew point C = 13.2 | Aug dew point C = 12.6 | Sep dew point C = 14.7 | Oct dew point C = 17.9 | Nov dew point C = 19.9 | Dec dew point C = 21.0 | year dew point C = 17.9 | Jan sun = 191.0 | Feb sun = 190.3 | Mar sun = 206.8 | Apr sun = 246.9 | May sun = 267.0 | Jun sun = 270.4 | Jul sun = 287.6 | Aug sun = 285.9 | Sep sun = 229.0 | Oct sun = 226.1 | Nov sun = 204.5 | Dec sun = 196.3 | year sun = 2801.8 | source 1 = NOAA{{cite web |url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-3-WMO-Normals-9120/Brazil/CSV/CAPINOPOLIS_83514.csv |title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Capinópolis |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = January 30, 2024}}

Economic activities

The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$193,698,000. Capinópolis is in the top tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. It is in a region of good soils, adequate rainfall, and abundance of surface water. there were 02 banking agencies in the town. There was a small retail commerce serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands. In the rural area there were 288 establishments employing about 1,100 workers. 144 of the farms had tractors. There were 1,580 automobiles in all of the municipality. There were 29,000 head of cattle in 2006. The crops with a planted area of more than 100 hectares were cotton, sugarcane (6,050 ha.), soybeans (20,500 ha.), sorghum (6,000 ha.) and corn (4,500 ha.).

Health and education

In the health sector there were 07 clinics and one hospital with 30 beds. In the educational sector there were 06 primary schools and 01 middle school.

  • Municipal Human Development Index: 0.766 (2000)
  • State ranking: 188 out of 853 municipalities
  • National ranking: 1,437 out of 5,138 municipalities

The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was Poços de Caldas with 0.841, while the lowest was Setubinha with 0.568. Nationally the highest was São Caetano do Sul in São Paulo with 0.919, while the lowest was Setubinha. In more recent statistics (considering 5,507 municipalities) Manari in the state of Pernambuco has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place.

References

References

  1. [https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/mg/capinopolis/panorama IBGE 2020]
  2. [http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php IBGE] {{webarchive. link. (June 11, 2008)
  3. [http://www.frigoletto.com.br/GeoEcon/idhmg.htm Frigoletto] {{webarchive. link. (2011-07-06)

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