Rio Pardo de Minas is a municipality in the northeast of the

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

ian state of

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literall ...

. Its population in 2020 was 31,045 inhabitants in a total area of .

Location

The elevation is . It became a municipality in 1831. The postal code (CEP) is 39530-000. The population density was 9.33 inhabitants per km² (24.19 per mi²) in 2010. Rio Pardo de Minas is located on dirt roads (MG-342), northwest of Salinas. The Rio Pardo flows through the town. It is part of the statistical microregion of Salinas. The municipality contains about 29% of the Nascentes Geraizeiras Sustainable Development Reserve, created in 2014. The reserve protects an area of the

cerrado The ''Cerrado'' (, ) is a vast ecoregion of tropical savanna in eastern Brazil, particularly in the states of Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Tocantins, Minas Gerais, and the Federal District. The core areas of the Cerrado biome are ...

biome. The municipality also contains part of the

Serra Nova State Park The Serra Nova State Park pt, Parque Estadual de Serra Nova is a state park in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It protects an area of rugged terrain with considerable diversity of flora and fauna. Location The Serra Nova State Park covers in ...

, created in 2003.

Neighboring municipalities

*Neighboring municipalities are: Novorizonte,

Fruta de Leite Fruta de Leite is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. the population was 5,299 in a total area of . The elevation is . It became a municipality in 1997. The postal code (CEP) is 39558-000. Fruta de Leite is ...

, Mato Verde,

Porteirinha Porteirinha is a municipality in the northern region of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The population in 2020 was 37,864 in an area of 1,806 km². The elevation is 566 meters. It became a municipality in 1938. The postal code (CEP) is 39520-000. Loca ...

Serranópolis de Minas Serranópolis de Minas is a municipality in the northern region of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The population in 2020 was 4,809. Location The municipality has an area of 553 km². The elevation is 555 meters. It became a municipality in 1997. ...

, Riacho dos Machados,

Grão Mogol Grão Mogol is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 the population was 15,890 in a total area of 3,890 km². The elevation is 829 meters. It became a municipality in 1840. Location and Dista ...

Padre Carvalho Padre Carvalho is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 the population was 6,423 in a total area of 450 km². It became a municipality in 1997. Location and Distances Padre Carvalho is locate ...

, Salinas,

Indaiabira Indaiabira is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. the population was 7,339 in a total area of 1,008 km². The elevation is 857 meters. It became a municipality in 1997. Indaiabira is part of the stati ...

Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Location Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo has a total area of 494 km². The elevation is 800 meters. It became a municipality in 1997. It is p ...

, Montezuma and Santo Antônio do Retiro.

Economy

The main economic activities are cattle raising (10,000 head in 2006), small industries and agriculture. The main crops are bananas, citrus fruits, beans, sugarcane, tomatoes, and corn. In the rural area there were 3,205 producers on 75,000 ha. Natural pasture made up 18,000 ha, woodland 33,000 ha. and planted area 11,500 ha. Around 10,500 persons worked in agriculture. The GDP in 2003 was R$64,482,000 while the per capita GDP was R$2,319. In 2006 there was one bank. Health needs were taken care of by 11 municipal health centers, one private health center and one hospital with 42 beds.

Health and education

This municipality is isolated from major population centers and suffers from drought and poor soils. *Municipal

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: .633 (2000) *State ranking: 787 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000 *National ranking: 4,072 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000

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