Araçaí is aBrazilianmunicipality located in the northeast of thestate ofMinas Gerais. Its population as of 2020[update] was 2,354 people living in a total area of 185 km2 (71 sq mi).[1] The city belongs to the meso-region of Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the micro-region ofSete Lagoas. It became a municipality in 1962.[2]
The city center of Araçaí is located at an elevation of 739 meters directly north of Sete Lagoas. Neighboring municipalities are:Cordisburgo (N),Jequitibá (E),Sete Lagoas (S), andParaopeba (W).[3]
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Services, mining, agriculture, and small industries are the main economic activities. The main industries are textile and dairy products. The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$13 million, with 1 million reais from taxes, 7 million reais from services, 2 million reais from industry, and 3 million reais from agriculture. There were 113 rural producers on 141,000 hectares of land (2006). Approximately 350 persons were occupied in agriculture. The main crops are rice, beans, and corn. There were 7,800 head of cattle, of which 800 were milk cows (2006). Only 34 of the rural properties had tractors in 2006.[2]
There were no banks (2007). In the vehicle fleet there were 150 automobiles, 13 trucks, 15 pickup trucks, 3 buses, and 45 motorcycles (2007).[2]
In the health sector there were 4 health establishments (2005). Educational needs of 680 students were met by 2 primary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 pre-primary school.[2]
In 2000 the per capita monthly income of R$173.00 was below the state average of R$276.00 and below the national average of R$297.00.Poços de Caldas had the highest per capita monthly income in 2000 with R$435.00. The lowest wasSetubinha with R$73.00.
The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 wasPoços de Caldas with 0.841, while the lowest wasSetubinha with 0.568. Nationally the highest wasSão 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 ofPernambuco has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place.[6]
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