Francisco Badaró | |
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 Map of Francisco Badaró in the state of Minas Gerais | |
  Francisco Badaró Location of Francisco Badaró in Brazil | |
| Coordinates:16°59′41″S42°20′58″W / 16.99472°S 42.34944°W /-16.99472; -42.34944 | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State |  Minas Gerais |
| Mesoregion | Jequitinhonha |
| Founded | 30 December 1962 |
| Area | |
• Total | 463 km2 (179 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 377 m (1,237 ft) |
| Population (2020[1]) | |
• Total | 10,321 |
| • Density | 22.3/km2 (57.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Neighbouring municipalities | |
Francisco Badaró is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state ofMinas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 10,321 in a total area of 463 km2. The elevation of the town center is 377 meters. It is part of the IBGE statistical mesoregion ofJequitinhonha and the micro-region ofCapelinha. It became a municipality in 1962.
The economy is based on cattle raising andsubsistence agriculture, with the main crops being beans, manioc, sugarcane, and corn.
Neighboring municipalities are Berilo, Jenipapo de Minas, Virgem da Lapa, Chapada do Norte, and Araçuaí. The distance toBelo Horizonte is 723 km.[2]
Francisco Badaró is ranked low on the MHDI[clarification needed] and was one of the poorest municipalities in the state and in the country in 2000.
The above figures can be compared with those ofPoços de Caldas, which had an MHDI of .841, the highest in the state ofMinas Gerais. The highest in the country wasSão Caetano do Sul in the state ofSão Paulo with an MHDI of .919. The lowest wasManari in the state ofPernambuco with an MHDI of .467 out of a total of 5504 municipalities in the country as of 2004[update]. At last count,[when?] Brazil had 5,561 municipalities.[3]
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