Ibiracatu is aBrazilianmunicipality located in the north of thestate ofMinas Gerais. In 2020 the population was 5,369 in a total area of 359 km2.[1] It became a municipality in 1995.[2][3]
Ibiracatu is located 35 km. southeast of theSão Francisco River. It is 05 km. off the main highway BR-135, which connectsMontes Claros toJanuária. The elevation of the municipal seat is 750 meters. Ibiracatu is part of the statistical microregion ofMontes Claros. Neighboring municipalities are:Varzelândia,São João da Ponte,Lontra andPedras de Maria da Cruz.[4]
The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, andsubsistence agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$15,874,000. Ibiracatu 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 therural area there were 528 establishments employing about 1,600 workers. Only 8 of the farms had tractors. There were 84 automobiles in all of the municipality. There were 6,000 head of cattle in 2006. The crops with a planted area of more than 100 hectares were beans, sugarcane, manioc, 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.[6]
In the health sector there were 4 clinics and no hospitals. In the educational sector there were 10 primary schools and 2 middle schools.[3]
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