Mirabela is amunicipality in the north of theBrazilianstate ofMinas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 13,620 in a total area of 721 km2.[1] It became a municipality in 1962.
Mirabela is located at an elevation of 800 meters, 64 km. northwest of the regional center ofMontes Claros. It is on highway BR-135, which connects Montes Claros toJanuária. It belongs to the statistical microregion ofMontes Claros. Neighboring municipalities areBrasília de Minas,Japonvar,Patis,Coração de Jesus, andMontes Claros.
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The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, andsubsistence agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$ 33,947,000. Mirabela 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 was 01 banking agency in the town. There was a small retail commerce serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands. In the rural area there were 814 establishments employing about 2,000 workers. Only 50 of the farms had tractors. There were 550 automobiles in all of the municipality. There were 19,500 head of cattle in 2006. The crops with a planted area of more than 100 hectares were beans, sugarcane, manioc, and corn.[2]
In the health sector there were 16 clinics and 01 hospital with 17 beds. In the educational sector there were 12 primary schools and 01 middle school.[2]
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.[4]
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