Montalvânia | |
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Municipality | |
| The Municipality of Montalvânia | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location inBrazil | |
| Coordinates:14°25′03″S44°22′13″W / 14.41750°S 44.37028°W /-14.41750; -44.37028 | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Mesoregion | North of Minas Gerais |
| Microregion | Januária |
| Founded | April 22, 1962 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José Florisval de Ornelas |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,484.388 km2 (573.125 sq mi) |
| Population (2020[1]) | |
• Total | 14,747 |
| • Density | 11.6/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| HDI (2000) | 0.645 –medium[2] (760th in Minas Gerais, 3,854th in Brazil) |
| Website | www.montalvania.mg.gov.br/ |
Montalvânia is amunicipality in the northernmost point of thestate ofMinas Gerais inBrazil. As of 2020 the population was 14,747 in an area of 1,484.388 km2. The elevation of the municipal seat is 510 meters, the postal code (CEP) is 39495-000 and it is located in themicroregion ofJanuária
The economy is based on agriculture with emphasis on cattle raising. There were 41,000 head in 2006. The main agricultural crops were corn, manioc, sugarcane, and rice. The GDP was R$47,000,000 in 2005.
The main highways of access are BR-135 and BR-030. TheCavernas do Peruaçu National Park lies to the south nearItacarambi. The boundary with the state ofBahia lies to the north. The municipal seat is 64 km. south of theSão Francisco River.
The streets are named after philosophers and thinkers like Buddha, Confucious, Homer, Plato, and Mohamed. The founder of the town was Antônio Montalvão (1917-1992), a local rancher who donated the land to build lots. He believed that extraterrestrials had used the region as a base to capture energy for their space travels. According to him inscriptions on rocks refer to space ships and rituals practiced between extraterrestrials and humans.[citation needed]
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