Padre Carvalho is aBrazilianmunicipality located in the north of thestate ofMinas Gerais. In 2020 the population was 6,423 in a total area of 450 km2 (170 sq mi).[1] It became a municipality in 1997.[2][3]
Padre Carvalho is located in the foothills of the Serra do Espinhaço mountains southwest ofSalinas at an elevation of 750 meters. It is north of the Rio Jequitinhonha and just east of the Rio Vacaria, a tributary of the Jequitinhonha. Neighboring municipalities are:Grão Mogol,Josenópolis,Rubelita,Fruta de Leite eRio Pardo de Minas.
Padre Carvalho is part of the statistical microregion of Grão Mogol.[4]
The most important economic activities are cattle raising on a modest scale (2,400 head in 2006) andsubsistence agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$ 11,849,000. The most important agricultural crops are bananas, coffee, peanuts, sugarcane, and corn. In the rural area, there were 281 producers. The total area of agricultural land was 10,000 hectares in 2006, of which 2,200 ha. were in crops. As of 2006, there were only 02 tractors. In the urban area, there were no banking agencies in 2006.[3]
This municipality is isolated from major population centers and suffers from drought and poor soils.
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]
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