Palmópolis is a municipality in the northeast of the
Brazilian state of
Minas Gerais. Its population in 2020 was 5,349 inhabitants in a total area of 436 km².[1]
Overview
Palmópolis belongs to the
Almenara statistical microregion. The elevation of the municipal seat is 600 meters. It became a municipality in 1993. This municipality is located on the Braço River, 10 km. west of the state boundary with
Espírito Santo.
The main economic activities are cattle raising, and subsistence farming. The GDP was R$20,127,000 (2005). There was 01 banking agency in 2006. There were 95 automobiles in 2007. The main crop was coffee. In the health sector there were 03 health clinics. The score on the Municipal
Human Development Index was 0.615 (medium). This ranked Palmópolis 811 out of 853 municipalities in the state, with
Poços de Caldas in first place with 0.841 and
Setubinha in last place with 0.568. See
FrigolettoArchived 2011-07-06 at the
Wayback Machine for the complete list.
Degree of urbanization: 50.30% (2000-the national average was 81.75%)
Illiteracy rate: 31.00% (2000—the national average was 13.63)
Infant mortality rate: 33.33% (2000—the national average was 18.91)
Life expectancy: 65.4 (average of male and female) (2000)
Percentage of urban area with sewer connections: 20.70% (2000—the national average was 69.52%)
Palmópolis is a municipality in the northeast of the
Brazilian state of
Minas Gerais. Its population in 2020 was 5,349 inhabitants in a total area of 436 km².[1]
Overview
Palmópolis belongs to the
Almenara statistical microregion. The elevation of the municipal seat is 600 meters. It became a municipality in 1993. This municipality is located on the Braço River, 10 km. west of the state boundary with
Espírito Santo.
The main economic activities are cattle raising, and subsistence farming. The GDP was R$20,127,000 (2005). There was 01 banking agency in 2006. There were 95 automobiles in 2007. The main crop was coffee. In the health sector there were 03 health clinics. The score on the Municipal
Human Development Index was 0.615 (medium). This ranked Palmópolis 811 out of 853 municipalities in the state, with
Poços de Caldas in first place with 0.841 and
Setubinha in last place with 0.568. See
FrigolettoArchived 2011-07-06 at the
Wayback Machine for the complete list.
Degree of urbanization: 50.30% (2000-the national average was 81.75%)
Illiteracy rate: 31.00% (2000—the national average was 13.63)
Infant mortality rate: 33.33% (2000—the national average was 18.91)
Life expectancy: 65.4 (average of male and female) (2000)
Percentage of urban area with sewer connections: 20.70% (2000—the national average was 69.52%)