Fronteira dos Vales (Fronteira dos Vales)
Fronteira dos Vales is a Brazilian municipality located in the north-east of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 4,561 living in a total area of 318 km2. The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Vale do Mucuri and to the statistical microregion of Nanuque. It became a municipality in 1963.
Fronteira dos Vales is located at an elevation of 307 m between the Rio Mucuri and the Rio Pampã. The nearest major population centre is Teófilo Otoni. The name came about because of the position between the two river valleys.
The distance to Teófilo Otoni is 182 km; and the distance to the state capital, Belo Horizonte, is 725 km. Neighboring municipalities are: Santa Helena de Minas, Águas Formosas, Machacalis and Joaíma.
The main economic activities are services, and subsistence agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$12 million, with 9 million from services, 1 million from industry, and 2 million from agriculture. There were 455 rural producers on 21000 ha of land. Only 5 farms had tractors (2006). 1,000 persons were dependent on agriculture. The main crops were coconuts, sugarcane, beans, and corn. There were 16,000 head of cattle (2006). There were no banks (2007) and 65 automobiles (98 motorcycles), giving a ratio of 75 inhabitants per automobile.
The social indicators rank it in the bottom tier of municipalities in the state.
* Municipal Human Development Index: 0.599 (2000)
* State ranking: 835 out of 853 municipalities
* National ranking: 4,675 out of 5,138 municipalities
* Literacy rate: 59%
* Life expectancy: 67 (average of males and females)
Fronteira dos Vales is located at an elevation of 307 m between the Rio Mucuri and the Rio Pampã. The nearest major population centre is Teófilo Otoni. The name came about because of the position between the two river valleys.
The distance to Teófilo Otoni is 182 km; and the distance to the state capital, Belo Horizonte, is 725 km. Neighboring municipalities are: Santa Helena de Minas, Águas Formosas, Machacalis and Joaíma.
The main economic activities are services, and subsistence agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$12 million, with 9 million from services, 1 million from industry, and 2 million from agriculture. There were 455 rural producers on 21000 ha of land. Only 5 farms had tractors (2006). 1,000 persons were dependent on agriculture. The main crops were coconuts, sugarcane, beans, and corn. There were 16,000 head of cattle (2006). There were no banks (2007) and 65 automobiles (98 motorcycles), giving a ratio of 75 inhabitants per automobile.
The social indicators rank it in the bottom tier of municipalities in the state.
* Municipal Human Development Index: 0.599 (2000)
* State ranking: 835 out of 853 municipalities
* National ranking: 4,675 out of 5,138 municipalities
* Literacy rate: 59%
* Life expectancy: 67 (average of males and females)
Map - Fronteira dos Vales (Fronteira dos Vales)
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Country - Brazil
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRL | Brazilian real | R$ | 2 |
| ISO | Language |
|---|---|
| EN | English language |
| FR | French language |
| PT | Portuguese language |
| ES | Spanish language |