Lontra is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, the second most populous and fourth largest by area in the federation As of 2007 the population was 7,979 in a total area of 257 km². It became a municipality in 1993.
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Location
Lontra is located at an elevation of 781 meters, 35 km. south of the São Francisco River. For other uses see São Francisco (disambiguation The São Francisco River is a river in Brazil with a length of 3160 kilometres It is on highway BR-135, which connects Montes Claros to Januária. Montes Claros is a city located in northern Minas Gerais state in Brazil. Januária, known as "The Queen of the Beautiful Waters"" is a city and municipality in northern Minas Gerais state Brazil. It belongs to the statistical microregion of Montes Claros. Neighboring municipalities are Japonvar, São João da Ponte, Ibiracatu, and Januária. São João da Ponte is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Ibiracatu is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. Januária, known as "The Queen of the Beautiful Waters"" is a city and municipality in northern Minas Gerais state Brazil.
Economic Activities
The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, and subsistence agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$ 18,047,000. Lontra is in the bottom tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. It suffers from isolation, poor soils, and periodic drought. As of 2007 there were no 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 304 establishments employing about 1,300 workers. Only 05 of the farms had tractors. There were 115 automobiles in all of the municipality. There were 8,500 head of cattle in 2006. The crops with a planted area of more than 50 hectares were beans, sugarcane and corn. [1]
Health and Education
In the health sector there were 04 clinics and no hospitals. In the educational sector there were 08 primary schools and 01 middle school. [2]
- Municipal Human Development Index: 0. The Human Development Index ( HDI) is an index combining normalized measures of Life expectancy, Literacy, Educational attainment, and GDP 643 (2000)
- State ranking: 764 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
- National ranking: 3,871 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
- Literacy rate: 67%
- Life expectancy: 67 (average of males and females)
- Urbanization rate: 64. 841 (2000)
- Percentage of urban houses served by sewage system: 0. 50
- Infant mortality rate: 26. 55 [3]
The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was Poços de Caldas with 0. Poços de Caldas is a city and municipality in south-western Minas Gerais state Brazil in the microregion of the same name 841, while the lowest was Setubinha with 0. Setubinha is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. 568. Nationally the highest was São Caetano do Sul in São Paulo with 0. São Caetano do Sul (or São Caetano) is a city in São Paulo state in Brazil, located in the Greater São Paulo Metropolitan Area 919, while the lowest was Setubinha. [4]
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See also
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