Datas
Municipality
Municipality of Datas
Flag of Datas
Flag
Official seal of Datas
Seal
Location in Minas Gerais
Location in Minas Gerais
Country Brazil
State Minas Gerais
RegionSoutheast
Intermediate RegionTeófilo Otoni
Immediate RegionDiamantina
Founded30 December 1962
Government
 • MayorNarlisson de Jesus Martins (PSD)
Area
 • Total310.099 km2 (119.730 sq mi)
 [1]
Elevation
[2]
1,197 m (3,927 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total5,431
 • Density18/km2 (45/sq mi)
Demonymdatense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code
39130-000 to 39134-999
HDI (2010)0.616 – medium[3]
Websitedatas.mg.gov.br

Datas is a Brazilian municipality in the north-center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 5,421 living in a total area of 309 km2.[4] The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the statistical microregion of Diamantina. It became a municipality in 1962.[5]

Datas is at an elevation of 1340 meters in the upper Jequitinhonha River valley. It is south of Diamantina to which it is connected by federal highway BR-367. The nearest major population center is Diamantina.

The distance to Diamantina is 27 km; and the distance to Belo Horizonte is 272 km. Neighboring municipalities are: Diamantina (N); Santo Antônio do Itambé and Presidente Kubitschek (E); Conceição do Mato Dentro (S); and Gouveia (W).[6]

The main economic activities are services, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$13 million, with 10 million from services, 1 million from industry, and 1 million from agriculture. There were 442 rural producers on 10,000 hectares of land. Only 5 farms had tractors (2006). The main crops were sugarcane, beans, corn, and soybeans. There were 2,000 head of cattle (2006). [5]

Social indicators

The social indicators rank it in the bottom tier of municipalities in the state.

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.[7]

There were 7 health clinics and one small private hospital with 18 beds in 2005. Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to Diamantina. Educational needs were met by 7 primary schools and 2 middle schools.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "IBGE Datas". IBGE. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Município de Datas". cidade-Brasil. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2022.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ IBGE 2020
  5. ^ a b c IBGE Archived 9 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Citybrazil". Archived from the original on 4 February 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
  7. ^ a b Frigoletto
  8. ^ "Indicadores de Datas" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2008.

See also

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