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Campo Florido is a Brazilian
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...
located in the west of the
state State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...
of
Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in ...
. Its population was estimated to be 8,269 people living in a total area of 1,261 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of Triângulo Mineiro and
Alto Paranaíba Alto Paranaíba is one of the ten planning regions of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by ...
and to the micro-region of Uberaba. It became a municipality in 1938.


Geography

Campo Florido is located at an elevation of 570 meters, 70 km. west of
Uberaba Uberaba () is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Highlands at an elevation of 823 metres (2,700 ft) above sea level on the Uberaba River, and is situated 418 kilometres (260 mi) from the state c ...
. The distance to the state capital,
Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte is the List of largest cities in Brazil, sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population of around 2.3 million, and the third largest metropolitan area, containing a population of 6 million. It is the List of cities in Sout ...
, is 546 km. Neighboring municipalities are: Comendador Gomes (W), Prata (NW),
Veríssimo Veríssimo is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was estimated to be 4,045 people living in a total area of 1,028 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of Triângulo Min ...
(E),
Conceição das Alagoas Conceição das Alagoas is a Brazil, Brazilian Municipalities of Brazil, municipality located in the west of the Federative units of Brazil, state of Minas Gerais. Its population was estimated to be 28,346 people living in a total area of 1,348& ...
, (SE) Pirajuba (S), and Frutal (SW).


Economy

The main economic activities are services, industry (especially brick making), and agriculture. There is an alcohol and sugar distilling plant—S/A USINA CORURIPE AÇÚCAR E ÁLCOOL, FILIAL CAMPO FLORIDO:, located 25 km. from the city center. The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$155 million, with 36 million Reais from services, 35 million Reais from industry, and 73 million Reais from agriculture. There were 379 rural producers on 58,000 hectares of land. The land is very fertile and agricultural production is high. 98 farms had tractors (2006). Approximately 1,100 persons were dependent on agriculture. The main crops were sugarcane (18,000 hectares planted in 2006)) and soybeans (17,000 hectares planted in 2006), but oranges, cotton, rice, beans and corn were also grown. There were 70,000 head of cattle (2006). There were 2 banks (2007) and 810 automobiles, giving a ratio of 8 inhabitants per automobile.


Health

There were 2 health clinics. Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to Uberaba, which is connected by good roads. Educational needs were met by 7 primary schools, 1 middle school, and 5 pre-primary schools.


Statistics

*Municipal
Human Development Index The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical composite index of life expectancy, Education Index, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income i ...
: 0.758 (2000) *State ranking: 225 out of 853 municipalities *National ranking: 1,642 out of 5,138 municipalities *Literacy rate: 86% *Life expectancy: 71 (average of males and females) In 2000 the per capita monthly income of R$234.00 was below the state and national average of R$276.00 and R$297.00 respectively. The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was
Poços de Caldas Poços de Caldas is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the south of Minas Gerais state, Brazil, in the microregion of the same name. Its estimated population in 2020 was 168,641 inhabitants. The city is known for its hot springs. Histor ...
with 0.841, while the lowest was
Setubinha Setubinha is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 12,378 in a total area of 536 km². The elevation is 729 metres. It is part of the Immediate Geographic Region of Teófilo O ...
with 0.568. Nationally the highest was
São Caetano do Sul São Caetano do Sul (; " Saint Cajetan of the South"), or simply São Caetano, is a city in São Paulo state in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 161,957 (2020 est.) in an area of 15.33 km2. It is ...
in São Paulo with 0.919, while the lowest was Setubinha. In more recent statistics (considering 5,507 municipalities) Manari in the state of
Pernambuco Pernambuco ( , , ) is a States of Brazil, state of Brazil located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.5 million people as of 2024, it is the List of Brazilian states by population, ...
has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place.Frigoletto


See also

*
List of municipalities in Minas Gerais This is a list of the municipalities in the States of Brazil, state of Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais (MG), located in the Southeast Region, Brazil, Southeast Region of Brazil. Minas Gerais is divided into 853 Municipalities of Brazil, municipalities, ...


References


External links


Prefeitura de Campo Florido
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