Águas Vermelhas Explained

Águas Vermelhas
Settlement Type:Municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Flag Alt:Flag of Águas Vermelhas
Shield Alt:Coat of arms of Águas Vermelhas
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Brazil#South America
Pushpin Relief:yes
Coordinates:-15.75°N -69°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Brazil
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Southeast
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Minas Gerais
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:30 December 1962[1]
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Nilson Francisco Campos[2]
Leader Party:Avante
Leader Title2:Vice Mayor
Leader Name2:Uilton Pereira Figueiredo (PDT)
Area Total Km2:1256.61
Elevation M:779
Population Total:14,037
Population As Of:2022[3]
Population Density Km2:11.17
Population Demonym:Águas-vermelhense (Brazilian Portuguese)
Timezone:Brasília Time
Utc Offset:-03:00
Blank Name:HDI (2010)
Blank Info:0.601 – medium
Website:aguasvermelhas.mg.gov.br

Águas Vermelhas is a city in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 its population was estimated to be 13,599 in a total area of 1,258 km².[4]

The city belongs to the mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the microregion of Salinas. The elevation of the municipal seat is 758 meters. It became a municipality in 1962. This municipality is located on the Rio Mosquito and is 13 km. west of the important BR-116 highway. It forms a boundary with the state of Minas Gerais.

Municipal boundaries are with: Ninheira, Divisa Alegre, Curral de Dentro, Berizal, São João do Paraíso, and Medina.

The main economic activities are cattle raising and farming. The GDP was R$50,544,000 (2005). There was 1 banking agency in 2006. In the rural area there were 596 farms with around 2,000 people involved in the agricultural sector. There were 63 tractors, a ratio of one tractor for every 10 farms. The main crops were coffee, bananas, sugarcane, beans, manioc, and corn. In the health sector there were 4 health clinics and 01 hospital with 46 beds. The score on the Municipal Human Development Index was 0.628. This ranked Divisa Alegre 792 out of 853 municipalities in the state, with Poços de Caldas in first place with 0.841 and Setubinha in last place with 0.568. See Frigoletto for the complete list.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: História . Prefeitura Municipal de Águas Vermelhas . Prefeitura Municipal de Águas Vermelhas . 16 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Prefeito e vereadores de Águas Vermelhas tomam posse; veja lista de eleitos . globo.com . globo.com . 16 August 2024.
  3. Web site: Águas Vermelhas . Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística . Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística . 16 August 2024.
  4. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/mg/aguas-vermelhas/panorama IBGE 2020