Santa Fé de Minas is aBrazilianmunicipality located in the north of thestate ofMinas Gerais. In 2020 the population was 3,826 in a total area of 2,916 km2 (1,126 sq mi).[1] It became a municipality in 1962.[2][3]
Santa Fé de Minas is located about 130 km. northwest of the nearest major population center,Pirapora at an elevation of 493 meters. Neighboring municipalities are:São Romão,Buritizeiro,Brasilândia de Minas, andBonfinópolis de Minas. It is part of the statistical microregion ofPirapora.[4]
The most important economic activities are cattle raising and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$14,352,000.00. There were no banking agencies in the town in 2007, while there were 33 automobiles, one of the lowest ratios in the state. In the rural area there were 467 establishments on a total area of 211,000 hectares, of which 3,500 hectares were planted in crops. Around 1,500 people were working in agriculture. There were 44,000 head of cattle. The main crops were rice, 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 two health clinics and one hospital with 3 beds.
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