Glacilândia is aBrazilianmunicipality located in the north of thestate ofMinas Gerais. In 2020 the population was 3,164 in a total area of 145 km2.[1] It became a municipality in 1996.[2][3]
Glaucilândia is located 30 km. southeast ofMontes Claros on the right bank of the Rio Verde Grande, a tributary of theSão Francisco River. It is on a railroad line now used only for cargo. The elevation of the municipal seat is 665 meters. Glaucilândia is part of the statistical microregion ofMontes Claros.[4]
The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, andsubsistence agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$10,213,000. Glaucilândia 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[update] there were no banking agencies in the town. There was a small retail commerce serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands. In the rural area there were 109 establishments employing about 300 workers. Only 4 of the farms had tractors. There were 26 automobiles in all of the municipality. There were 3,000 head of cattle in 2006. The crops with a planted area of more than 100 hectares were beans and corn.[3]
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]
In the health sector there were 7 clinics and no hospitals. In the educational sector there were 7 primary schools and 1 middle school.[3]
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