Bonito de Minas

Bonito de Minas

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Motto: Portuguese: Coragem pra fazer Bonito (Courage to make Bonito)

Location in Minas Gerais
Bonito de Minas

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 15°19′22″S 44°45′14″W / 15.32278°S 44.75389°W / -15.32278; -44.75389Coordinates: 15°19′22″S 44°45′14″W / 15.32278°S 44.75389°W / -15.32278; -44.75389
Country  Brazil
Region Southeast
State Minas Gerais
Mesoregion North of Minas Gerais
Microregion Januária
Incorporated (municipality) December 21, 1995
Government
  Mayor José Reis Nogueira de Barros
Area[1]
  Total 3,904.911 km2 (1,507.695 sq mi)
Elevation 600 m (2,000 ft)
Population (2014)[2]
  Total 10,535
  Density 2.48/km2 (6.4/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Bonitense[3]
Time zone BRT (UTC-3)
  Summer (DST) BRST (UTC-2)
CEP postal code 39490-000
Area code 38
HDI (2010) [4] 0,583
Website Official website


Bonito de Minas is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 8,787 in a total area of 3,901 km2. The elevation is 629 meters. It became a municipality in 1995.

Bonito de Minas is part of the statistical microregion of Januária. It is surrounded by the following municipalities: Januária, Montalvânia, Cônego Marinho, and the state of Bahia. It is connected by poor roads to the regional center of Januária to the south. The distance is 48 kilometers. The Serra dos Tropeiros and the boundary with the state of Bahia are to the north.

This is one of the poorest municipalities in the state and in the country. The main economic activities are cattle raising and farming with modest production of rice, beans, corn, and lemons. In 2006 there were 695 rural producers with a total area of 63,936 hectares. Cropland made up 4,800 hectares. There were only 36 tractors. In the urban area there were no financial institutions as of 2006. There were 13 automobiles, giving a ratio of about one automobile for every 676 inhabitants, one of the worst in the country. Health care was provided by 1 public health clinic. There were no hospitals.

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