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Buritis

Field	Value
image_map	MinasGerais Municip Buritis.svg
map_caption	Location of Buritis in the state of Minas Gerais
unit_pref	Metric
population_density_km2	auto
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Brazil
subdivision_type2	State
subdivision_name2	Minas Gerais
area_total_km2	5238
population_total	25013
population_as_of	2020
population_footnotes
elevation_m	538
postal_code	30455-610
established_date	1962
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Keny Soares Rodrigues
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View of a bathing spot in the Ribeirão São Vicente in the municipality of Buritis

Buritis is a municipality in northern Minas Gerais state in Brazil. It is located just south of the Urucuia River, which is a tributary of the São Francisco River.

Geography

Surrounding municipalities are Formoso, Arinos, Unaí, and Formosa. There are highway connections linking Buritis with Formosa (approximately 130 km to the west taking BR-030), Unaí (approximately 130 km to the southwest), and Arinos (approximately 110 km. to the southeast).

The municipality contains 21% of the 197364 ha Jaci Paraná Extractive Reserve, created in 1996.{{citation|ref=|language=pt It contains part of the Bom Futuro National Forest, established in 1988.{{citation|ref=|language=pt

Climate

Economy

The economy is based on cattle raising (88,000 in 2006) and agriculture. Buritis is a large producer of soybeans, beans, and corn. There were some small transformation industries (41 in 2005) and commercial retail establishments (277 in 2005). There were 19 restaurants and small hotels employing 10 workers in 2005. Outside agriculture, the biggest employer in the town was probably public administration with 634 salaried workers in 2005. In 2007 there were 2 financial institutions in the city.

Main agricultural crops in planted area (2006)

Coagulated rubber: 130 ha.
Coffee: 70 ha.
Oranges: 150 ha.
Cotton: 1,600 ha.
Rice: 870 ha.
Sugarcane: 45 ha.
Beans: 9,500 ha.
Corn: 13,200 ha.
Soybeans: 55,000 ha.
Sorghum: 2,000 ha.

Farm data for 2006

Number of farms: 1,342
Area of the farms: 305,085
Planted area: 66,800 ha.
Area of natural pasture: 162,645
Agricultural workers (salaried): 933

Health and education

Hospitals (2005): 1 private hospital with 29 beds
Health clinics: 9 (8 public and 1 private)
Primary school enrollment: 5,044 (265 students in private schools)
Middle and secondary school enrollment: 891 (34 students in private schools)
Pre-school enrollment: 400 in public schools and 110 in private schools
Higher education: 1 with 105 students (2005)

Tourism

The Urucuia waterfall, located on the road that links Buritis to Arinos, has become a tourist attraction. Nearby are the low mountains of Taquaril, Olhos D´água, Bonito, Bonita, São Vicente, Serra Geral and Morcego.

References

IBGE

References

[https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/mg/buritis/panorama IBGE 2020]

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