Monte Carmelo

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official_nameMonte Carmelo
nicknameTile Capital
settlement_typeMunicipality
image_skylineNossa Senhora Do Rosário.jpg
image_captionNossa Senhora Do Rosário Church
image_flagFlag of Monte Carmelo - MG - Brazil.png
image_sealCoat of Arms of Monte Carmelo - MG - Brazil.png
image_mapMinasGerais Municip MonteCarmelo.svg
map_captionLocation in Minas Gerais
pushpin_mapBrazil
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Brazil
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameBrazil
subdivision_name1Southeast
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_type2State
subdivision_name2Minas Gerais
subdivision_type3Mesoregion
subdivision_name3Triângulo Mineiro e Alto Paranaíba
subdivision_type4Microregion
subdivision_name4Patrocínio
leader_titleMayor
established_titleIncorporated (municipality)
established_dateOctober 6, 1882
area_total_km21343.035
area_footnotes
population_as_of2015
population_total47,809
population_demonymCarmelitano
timezoneBRT
utc_offset−3
coordinates
elevation_m180
postal_code_typeCEP postal code
postal_code38500-000
area_code_typeArea code
area_code34
blank_info0,620
website
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Monte Carmelo is a Brazilian municipality located in the northwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 47,931 people living in a total area of 1,354 km2. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Triângulo Mineiro e Alto Paranaiba and to the microregion of Patrocínio. It became a municipality in 1840.

Geography

The municipality is located in the region of the Alto Paranaíba, south of the Paranaíba River and west of the Emborcação Reservoir. It is 33 km north of the important federal highway Br-365, which links the state boundary of Goiásin the west to Montes Claros in the northeast. Neighboring municipalities are: Catalão (N), Monte Carmelo (E), Coromandel (S), and Douradoquara (W).

The municipal seat is located at an elevation of 864 meters. The highest point in the municipality is Cabeceira Córrego Rancharia at 1,343 meters, while the lowest point is Foz Córrego Francos at 724 meters.

Climate

  • Yearly average: 0.7 °C
  • Yearly average maximum: 27.9 °C
  • Yearly average minimum: 14.8 °C
  • Yearly average rainfall index: 1569.1 mm

Distances

History

The first European settlers came in 1840 in search of diamonds. A rich landowner, Dona Clara Chaves, donated land measuring six square leagues to the new settlers to build a chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Carmo. The first settlement was called Arraial do Carmo da Bagagem”. In 1882, it was elevated to the category of district and was called “Nossa Senhora do Carmo da Bagagem”. In 1892 it became a vila (city) and in 1900 the name was changed to Monte Carmelo, after the mountain near Haifa.

Economic activities

The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$400 million, with 230 million generated by services, 36 million generated by industry, and 95 million generated by agriculture. Monte Carmelo is in the top tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. , there were five banking agencies in the town. There was a well-developed retail infrastructure serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands. There were 8,603 automobiles in all of the municipality (2007), about one for every five inhabitants.

There are three dairy industries with production of cheese and liquid yogurt. There are seven industries producing spices. There are two coffee processing industries. Other industries produce furniture, textiles, chemical products, and soap. Monte Carmelo is considered the capital of the roof tile due to the number of ceramic industries. Tiles are shipped to all the regions of the country. There are also traditional handicraft workshops producing clay pots and water filters.

Monte Carmelo has a large portion of its economy based on agriculture and livestock raising. In the rural area there were 1,391 establishments (2006) occupying 115,000 ha (planted area—31,800 ha, and natural pasture—60,000 ha). About 9,000 persons were dependent on agriculture with 6,500 workers hired by farms. 400 of the farms had tractors, a ratio of one in three farms. There were 53,000 head of cattle in 2006, half of which were milk cows. There is a well-developed poultry raising sector producing two million chickens a year and one million seven hundred thousand turkeys a year. The main crops were:

  • coffee: 12,000 ha with 45 million trees
  • avocado: 200 ha
  • rubber: 70 ha
  • passion fruit: 200 ha
  • rice: 280 ha
  • beans: 1,200 ha
  • corn: 7,000 ha
  • soybeans: 7,000 ha
  • sorghum: 200 ha

Health and education

In the health sector there were 21 health clinics and 04 hospitals with 116 beds. In the educational sector there were 22 pre-primary schools, 21 primary schools, and four middle schools.

There was one institute of higher learning, the private Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Sociais - FUCAMP, offering courses in Administration Business Administration, Biological Sciences, Humanities, English, and Pedagogy. This school was created in 1997 with financing from the local city government.

  • Municipal Human Development Index: 0.768 (2000)
  • State ranking: 180 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
  • National ranking: 1,384 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
  • Literacy rate: 90%
  • Life expectancy: 71 (average of males and females)
  • GDP per capita: R$14.794,50 (IBGE/2008)
  • Mayor: Fausto Reis Nogueira (PT - 2013–2016)

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.

Notable people

References

References

  1. [[IBGE]]. (2015). "Área Territorial Brasileira".
  2. [https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/mg/monte-carmelo/panorama IBGE 2020]
  3. [http://www.citybrazil.com.br/mg/regioes/patrocinio/ Citybrazil] {{webarchive. link. (2008-02-23)
  4. [http://www.montecarmelo.mg.gov.br/ Prefeitura Municipal de Monte Carmelo]
  5. [http://www.der.mg.gov.br/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=179 DER MG]
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  7. [http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php IBGE]
  8. [http://www.fucamp.com.br/nova/index.php FUCAMP] {{webarchive. link. (2008-09-12)
  9. [http://www.frigoletto.com.br/GeoEcon/idhmg.htm Frigoletto]

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