Chapada Gaúcha is a municipality in the northern region of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The population in 2020 was 13,953 in an area of 3,215 km2.[1] The elevation of the municipal seat is 872 meters. It became a municipality in 1997. The postal code (CEP) is 39314-000.
Geography
editChapada Gaúcha is part of the statistical microregion of Januária. It is connected by poor roads to Arinos and to Januária. It lies in an extensive agricultural area on highlands south of the boundary with the state of Bahia. The Grande Sertão Veredas National Park lies a few kilometers from the municipal seat. See Braziltour[permanent dead link] for information about the park. The park is not open to visitors and has no facilities. It was created in 1989 and has an area of 231,668.00 hectares.
Distances
edit- Arinos: 93 km (58 mi) (dirt road)
- São Francisco: 134 km (83 mi) (dirt road)
- Januária: 163 km (101 mi) (dirt road)
- Brasília: 372 km (231 mi)
- Belo Horizonte: 580 km (360 mi)
Climate
editThe climate is semi-humid. The dry season is well-defined, and occurs between the months of May and November. The rainy season takes place from November through April. The average annual temperature is around 21 °C – with an average annual high of 30 °C, and a low of 18 °C. June is normally the coldest month of the year.
Economy
editThe main economic activities are cattle raising (65,000 head in 2006) and farming with large production of soybeans (9,000 ha.), corn, and rice. In the urban area there were no financial institutions as of 2006[update]. There were 134 automobiles, giving a ratio of about one automobile for every 80 inhabitants. The Gross Domestic Product was R$36,891,000.00 (2005) a year, which was mainly generated by services and agriculture. Health care was provided by 7 public health clinics. There were no hospitals as of 2005[update].
Farm Data for 2006
- Producers: 749
- Area: 140,806 ha.
- Area planted in crops: 88,000 ha.
- Area of natural pasture: 45,000 ha.
- Area of woodland and forest: 265,000 ha.
- Persons occupied related to the producer: 2,803
- Salaried workers not related to the producer: 198
- Establishments with tractors: 86
- Number of tractors: 189
Municipal Human Development Index
Chapada Gaúcha was in the bottom tier of the poorest municipalities in Minas Gerais