Ibiaí is aBrazilianmunicipality located in the north of thestate ofMinas Gerais. In 2020 the population was 8,437 in a total area of 870 km2 (340 sq mi).[1] It became a municipality in 1963.[2][3]
Ibiaí is located on the right bank of theSão Francisco River at an elevation of 470 meters, 72 km. north ofPirapora. Neighboring municipalities are:Buritizeiro,Lagoa dos Patos,Ponto Chique, andCoração de Jesus.
Ibiaí is part of the statistical microregion of Pirapora.[4]
The most important economic activities are cattle raising (37,000 head in 2006) and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$24,287,000. The most important agricultural crops are rice, sugarcane, beans and corn. There were 190 automobiles. In the rural area there were 296 producers. The total area of agricultural land was 128,000 hectares in 2006, of which 36,000 ha. were planted in crops. As of 2006[update] there were 58 tractors. In the urban area there was one banking agency in 2006.[3]
This municipality is isolated from major population centers and suffers from drought and poor soils.
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.[5]
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