Morada Nova de Minas 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' ...

in the north 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 ...

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 ...

. As of 2020 the population was 8,910 in a total area of 2,085 km². It became a municipality in 1943.

Geography

Morada Nova de Minas belongs to the statistical micro-region of

Três Marias Três Marias is a Brazilian municipality located in the northwestern part of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 the population was 32,716 in a total area of 2,763 km2. Geography Três Marias is located at the north end of one of the lar ...

. It is located at an elevation of 594 meters on the banks of the

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, which dams up the

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. Neighboring municipalities are: *Northeast:

*Northwest:

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*West:

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*South:

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, and Pompeu *East:

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When the Três Marias reservoir was filled it formed an island in Morada Nova de Minas that became the

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, with an area of about .

Distances

: 67 km *

: 25 km *

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: 292 km *

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: 570 km Connections to the north and south are made on MG-415, with vehicles crossing the reservoir on a ferry.

Economic activities

The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$ R$51 million of which 28 million came from services and 17 million came from agriculture. Morada Nova de Minas is in the middle tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. As of 2007 there was one banking agency in the town. There was a small retail infrastructure serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands. There were 667 automobiles in all of the municipality (2007), about one for every 11 inhabitants.IBGE
/ref> In the rural area there were 306 establishments occupying 130,000 hectares (2006). About 1,800 persons were employed in agriculture. 73 of the farms had tractors, a ratio of one in four farms. There were 50,000 head of cattle in 2006. In permanent crops there were 11,000 ha. planted, while in perennial crops 3,000 ha. were planted (2006). The main crops were rice, soybeans, and corn. A major agricultural activity is extraction of charcoal, which is shipped by truck to be used in the industries of the

region. Fishing is also important for the economy with lake fishing and raising of fish in tanks.Prefeitura de Morada Nova de Minas
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Health and education

In the health sector there was 08 health clinics and 01 hospital with 21 beds. In the educational sector there were 09 primary schools and 01 middle school. *Municipal

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: 0.760 (2000) *State ranking: 210 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000 *National ranking: 1,589 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000 *Literacy rate: 86% *Life expectancy: 74 (average of males and females) The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was

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with 0.841, while the lowest was

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with 0.568. Nationally the highest was

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in São Paulo with 0.919, while the lowest was Setubinha. In more recent statistics (considering 5,507 municipalities) Manari in the state of

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has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place.Frigoletto
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History

The settlement of this region began in 1737, with José Faria Pereira, the first landowner registered. Between 1810 and 1815 Dona Inácia Maria do Rosário, who lived on the Fazenda Saco Bom had a chapel built to Nossa Senhora do Loreto to accommodate Franciscan missionaries who had come from Pernambuco. Later, with the success of these friars, a two-story house was built next to the chapel, which was called her "Morada Nova". In 1938 the village was given "vila" status with the new name of Morada Nova. In 1943 the district was elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Morada, later changed to Moravânia, and still later changed to Morada Nova de Minas. In 1960 with the reservoir of Três Marias the lands of the town were flooded and it began to stagnate economically. The population at that time was 18,000 inhabitants and many of the farmers lost their lands. With the possibility of tourism offered by the lake the town has grown again.

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