São Romão is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state 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 ...

. In 2020 the population was 12,529 in a total area of 2,432 km². It became a municipality in 1943.IBGE
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History

Guaiba, an extinct Jê language, was once spoken on Guaiba Island in the

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near the city of São Romão.

Geography

São Romão is located on the left bank of the

at an elevation of 480 meters. It is north of the nearest population center,

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is to the southeast. Neighboring municipalities are: Riachinho,

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, Pintópolis, and Icaraí de Minas. São Romão is part of the statistical microregion of Pirapora. It is located 595 km from the capital of the state (

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Climate

On 26 September 2023, a maximum temperature of was registered in São Romão.

Economy

The most important economic activities are cattle raising (41,000 head in 2006) and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$ 34,260,000. The most important agricultural crops are bananas, oranges, mangoes, rice, sugarcane, beans and corn. There were 233 automobiles. In the rural area there were 576 producers. The total area of agricultural land was 129,000 hectares in 2006, of which 5,800 ha. were planted in crops. As of 2006 there were 86 tractors. In the urban area there was one banking agency in 2006.

Health and education

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

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: 0.649 (2000) *State ranking: 744 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000 *National ranking: 3,788 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000 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.Frigoletto
/ref> *Degree of urbanization: 66.41% (2000) The rate for Minas Gerais was 82% *Infant mortality rate: 7.58 (2000) The rate for Minas Gerais was 17.40; the rate for Brazil was 18.91. *Illiteracy rate: 22.49% (15 years old or older)(Data from 2000) The rate for Minas Gerais was 11.96; the rate for Brazil was 13.63 *Urban area covered by sewage system: 0.50%--the rate for Minas Gerais was 81.39% *Health centers and hospitals: 02 health centers. There was 01 hospital with 16 beds. The nearest large hospital was in

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