Carlos Chagas (Carlos Chagas)
Carlos Chagas is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 18,674 living in a total area of 3,199 km². The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Vale do Mucuri and to the statistical microregion of Nanuque. It became a municipality in 1938.
Carlos Chagas is located at an elevation of 157 meters in the Rio Mucuri valley. It is just north of highway BR-418. The nearest major population center is Teófilo Otoni.
The distance to Teófilo Otoni is 107 km; and the distance to the state capital, Belo Horizonte, is 409 km. Neighboring municipalities are: Crisólita and Umburatiba (N); Nanuque and the state of Bahia (E); Ataleia, Nanuque and Ouro Verde de Minas (S); and Teófilo Otoni and Pavão, (W).
The main economic activities are services, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$111 million, with 57 million from services, 14 million from industry, and 33 million from agriculture. There were 1021 rural producers on 201,000 hectares of land. Only 74 farms had tractors (2006). 3,200 persons were dependent on agriculture. The main crops were sugarcane, beans, and corn. There were 268,000 head of cattle (2006). There were 3 banks (2007) and 8691 automobiles (753 motorcycles), giving a ratio of 24 inhabitants per automobile.
The social indicators rank it in the bottom tier of municipalities in the state.
* Municipal Human Development Index: 0.681 (2000)
* State ranking: 629 out of 853 municipalities
* National ranking: 3,280 out of 5,138 municipalities
* Literacy rate: 71%
* Life expectancy: 67 (average of males and females)
Carlos Chagas is located at an elevation of 157 meters in the Rio Mucuri valley. It is just north of highway BR-418. The nearest major population center is Teófilo Otoni.
The distance to Teófilo Otoni is 107 km; and the distance to the state capital, Belo Horizonte, is 409 km. Neighboring municipalities are: Crisólita and Umburatiba (N); Nanuque and the state of Bahia (E); Ataleia, Nanuque and Ouro Verde de Minas (S); and Teófilo Otoni and Pavão, (W).
The main economic activities are services, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$111 million, with 57 million from services, 14 million from industry, and 33 million from agriculture. There were 1021 rural producers on 201,000 hectares of land. Only 74 farms had tractors (2006). 3,200 persons were dependent on agriculture. The main crops were sugarcane, beans, and corn. There were 268,000 head of cattle (2006). There were 3 banks (2007) and 8691 automobiles (753 motorcycles), giving a ratio of 24 inhabitants per automobile.
The social indicators rank it in the bottom tier of municipalities in the state.
* Municipal Human Development Index: 0.681 (2000)
* State ranking: 629 out of 853 municipalities
* National ranking: 3,280 out of 5,138 municipalities
* Literacy rate: 71%
* Life expectancy: 67 (average of males and females)
Map - Carlos Chagas (Carlos Chagas)
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Country - Brazil
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRL | Brazilian real | R$ | 2 |
| ISO | Language |
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| EN | English language |
| FR | French language |
| PT | Portuguese language |
| ES | Spanish language |