- Pedra Azul
Infobox City
official_name = Pedra Azul
map_caption = Location inBrazil
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = Region
subdivision_type2 = State
subdivision_name = flagicon|BRABrazil
subdivision_name1 = Southeast
subdivision_name2 =Minas Gerais
leader_title =Mayor
leader_name = Ricardo Mendes Pinto
established_title = Founded
established_date =June 1 ,1912
area_total_km2 = 1618.686
population_as_of = est. 2006
population_total = 24746
population_density_km2 = 15.3
utc_offset = -3
timezone_DST = UTC-2
utc_offset_DST = -2
latd= 16
latm= 00
lats= 18
latNS= S
longd= 41
longm= 17
longs= 49
longEW= W
blank_name = HDI (2000)
blank_info = 0.660 – mediumPedra Azul (Portuguese for "blue stone") is a Brazilian city in the state of
Minas Gerais , located in the northeast of the state, in theJequitinhonha River valley region. The population in 2007 was 24,851 in a total area of 1,619 km².The city belongs to the mesoregion of
Jequitinhonha and to the microregion of Pedra Azul. The elevation of the municipal seat is 617 meters. It became a municipality in 1911. This municipality is located 16 km. to the east of the important BR-116 highway, which linksRio de Janeiro to Salvador. The boundary with the state ofBahia is 49 km. to the northeast.Pedra Azul is also a statistical microregion that includes the following municipalities:
Cachoeira de Pajeú ,Comercinho ,Itaobim , Medina, andPedra Azul .The main economic activities are cattle raising and farming. The GDP was R$111,200,000 (2005). There were 2 banking agencies in 2006. In the rural area there were 570 farms with around 1,700 people involved in the agricultural sector. There were 58 tractors, a ratio of one tractor for every 10 farms. The main crops were bananas, coffee, passion fruit, beans, manioc, and corn. In the health sector there were 10 health clinics and 1 hospital with 66 beds. The score on the Municipal
Human Development Index was 0.660. This ranked Pedra Azul 709 out of 853 municipalities in the state, withPoços de Caldas in first place with 0.841 andSetubinha in last place with 0.568. See [http://www.frigoletto.com.br/GeoEcon/idhmg.htm Frigoletto] for the complete list.References
* [http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php Statistics from IBGE]See also
*List of municipalities in Minas Gerais ee also
* List of municipalities in Minas Gerais
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