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[[Image:MinasGerais Municip Biquinhas.svg|thumb|right|250px|Location of Biquinhas in Minas Gerais]] |
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| official_name =Biquinhas |
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| settlement_type = municipality |
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| image_flag = Biquinhas 1 380.jpg |
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| image_shield = BrasãoBiquinhas.jpg |
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| image_map = MinasGerais Municip Biquinhas.svg |
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| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |
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| subdivision_name = {{flag|Brazil}} |
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| subdivision_type1 = [[Subdivisions of Brazil|State]] |
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| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Minas Gerais}} |
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|timezone = [[Time in Brazil|BRT]] |
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==Location== |
==Location== |
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*North and East: [[Morada Nova de Minas]] |
*North and East: [[Morada Nova de Minas]] |
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*West: [[Tiros]] |
*West: [[Tiros]] |
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*South: [[Paineiras]] |
*South: [[Paineiras]] |
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<ref> |
<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.citybrazil.com.br/mg/regioes/tresmarias/ |title=Citybrazil |access-date=2008-06-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080323082711/http://www.citybrazil.com.br/mg/regioes/tresmarias/ |archive-date=2008-03-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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==Distances== |
==Distances== |
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*[[Três Marias]]: 92 |
*[[Três Marias]]: 92 km |
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*[[Abaeté]]: 44 |
*[[Abaeté]]: 44 km |
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*[[Belo Horizonte]]: 268 |
*[[Belo Horizonte]]: 268 |
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Connections to the north are made on MG-415 to Morada Nova de Minas; to the south on MG-060 to [[Abaeté]].<ref>[http://www.der.mg.gov.br/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=179 DER MG]</ref> |
Connections to the north are made on MG-415 to Morada Nova de Minas; to the south on MG-060 to [[Abaeté]].<ref>[http://www.der.mg.gov.br/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=179 DER MG]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aondefica.com/centerleft_mg.asp |title=Aonde fica |access-date=2008-06-17 |archive-date=2010-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707145655/http://www.aondefica.com/centerleft_mg.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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==Economic |
==Economic activities== |
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The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$ R$17 million of which most came from services and agriculture. Biquinhas is in the middle tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. |
The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$ R$17 million of which most came from services and agriculture. Biquinhas is in the middle tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. {{as of|2007}} there were no banking agencies in the town. There was a small retail infrastructure serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands. There were 404 automobiles in all of the municipality (2007), about one for every 6 inhabitants.<ref name="IBGE">[http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php IBGE] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070109005631/http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php |date=January 9, 2007 }}</ref> |
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In the rural area there were 466 establishments occupying 40,000 hectares. About 900 persons were employed in agriculture. 42 of the farms had tractors, a ratio of one in ten farms. There were 20,000 head of cattle in 2006. In permanent crops there were 72 ha. planted, while in perennial crops 1,400 ha. were planted (2006). The crops with a planted area of more than 100 hectares were rice, sugarcane and corn. |
In the rural area there were 466 establishments occupying 40,000 hectares. About 900 persons were employed in agriculture. 42 of the farms had tractors, a ratio of one in ten farms. There were 20,000 head of cattle in 2006. In permanent crops there were 72 ha. planted, while in perennial crops 1,400 ha. were planted (2006). The crops with a planted area of more than 100 hectares were rice, sugarcane and corn.<ref name="IBGE"/> |
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==Health and |
==Health and education== |
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In the health sector there was 03 health clinics. In the educational sector there were 02 primary schools and 01 middle school. |
In the health sector there was 03 health clinics. In the educational sector there were 02 primary schools and 01 middle school.<ref name="IBGE"/> |
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*Municipal [[Human Development Index]]: 0.746 (2000) |
*Municipal [[Human Development Index]]: 0.746 (2000) |
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*State ranking: 316 out of 853 municipalities as of |
*State ranking: 316 out of 853 municipalities {{as of|2000|lc=y}} |
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*National ranking: 1,992 out of 5,138 municipalities as of |
*National ranking: 1,992 out of 5,138 municipalities {{as of|2000|lc=y}} |
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*Literacy rate: 83% |
*Literacy rate: 83% |
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*Life expectancy: 72 (average of males and females) |
*Life expectancy: 72 (average of males and females) |
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The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was [[Poços de Caldas]] with 0.841, while the lowest was [[Setubinha]] with 0.568. Nationally the highest was [[São Caetano do Sul]] 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]] has the lowest rating in the |
The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was [[Poços de Caldas]] with 0.841, while the lowest was [[Setubinha]] with 0.568. Nationally the highest was [[São Caetano do Sul]] in São Paulo with 0.919, while the lowest was Setubinha. In more recent statistics (considering 5,507 municipalities) [[Manari, Brazil|Manari]] in the state of [[Pernambuco]] has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place.<ref>[http://www.frigoletto.com.br/GeoEcon/idhmg.htm Frigoletto] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706152853/http://www.frigoletto.com.br/GeoEcon/idhmg.htm |date=2011-07-06 }}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 01:30, 18 December 2022
Biquinhas | |
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| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Biquinhas is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020[update], the population was 2,498 in a total area of 457 square kilometers.[1] It became a municipality in 1962.
Location
Biquinhas belongs to the statistical micro-region of Três Marias. It is located at an elevation of 629 meters between the Indaiá River and the reservoir of Três Marias. Neighboring municipalities are:
- North and East: Morada Nova de Minas
- West: Tiros
- South: Paineiras
Distances
- Três Marias: 92 km
- Abaeté: 44 km
- Belo Horizonte: 268
Connections to the north are made on MG-415 to Morada Nova de Minas; to the south on MG-060 to Abaeté.[3][4]
Economic activities
The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$ R$17 million of which most came from services and agriculture. Biquinhas is in the middle tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. As of 2007[update] there were no banking agencies in the town. There was a small retail infrastructure serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands. There were 404 automobiles in all of the municipality (2007), about one for every 6 inhabitants.[5]
In the rural area there were 466 establishments occupying 40,000 hectares. About 900 persons were employed in agriculture. 42 of the farms had tractors, a ratio of one in ten farms. There were 20,000 head of cattle in 2006. In permanent crops there were 72 ha. planted, while in perennial crops 1,400 ha. were planted (2006). The crops with a planted area of more than 100 hectares were rice, sugarcane and corn.[5]
Health and education
In the health sector there was 03 health clinics. In the educational sector there were 02 primary schools and 01 middle school.[5]
- Municipal Human Development Index: 0.746 (2000)
- State ranking: 316 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000[update]
- National ranking: 1,992 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000[update]
- Literacy rate: 83%
- Life expectancy: 72 (average of males and females)
The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was Poços de Caldas with 0.841, while the lowest was Setubinha with 0.568. Nationally the highest was São Caetano do Sul 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 has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place.[6]
See also
References
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "Citybrazil". Archived from the original on 2008-03-23. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
- ^ DER MG
- ^ "Aonde fica". Archived from the original on 2010-07-07. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
- ^ a b c IBGE Archived January 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Frigoletto Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
