Riachinho is aBrazilianmunicipality located in the north of thestate ofMinas Gerais. In 2020 the population was 8,134 in a total area of 1,775 km².[1] It became a municipality in 1992.[2][3]
Riachinho is located on state highway MG-191 (dirt) at an elevation of 550 meters. It is 62 km. south of the nearest population center with services,Arinos. The municipality is crossed by the Rio Urucuia[1], a tributary of theSão Francisco River. Neighboring municipalities are:Santa Fé de Minas,Várzea da Palma,Uruana de Minas, andBonfinópolis de Minas. Riachinho is part of the statistical microregion ofPirapora.[4]
The most important economic activities arecattle raising andagriculture. TheGDP in 2005 was R$ 33,831,903,000. There was one banking agency in the town in 2007, while there were 311 automobiles. In the rural area there were 842 establishments on a total area of 124,000 hectares, of which 9,000 hectares were planted in crops. Around 1,000 people were working in agriculture. There were 51,000 head of cattle. The maincrops wererice,beans,corn,soybeans, andsorghum.[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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