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Salinas is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.

Salinas
View of Santo Antônio Church
Location in the state of Minas Gerais
Salinas
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 15°24′57″S 43°09′27″W
CountryBrazil
StateMinas Gerais
MesoregionNorth of Minas
MicroregionSalinas
Incorporated (municipality)18 December 1880
Government
  MayorJosé Antônio Prates
Area
  Total1,897.169 km2 (732.501 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 [2])
  Total41,699
  Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Demonym(s)salinense[3]
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
CEP postal code
39600-000
Area code38
Websitesalinas.mg.gov.br

The city is known nationally for the cachaça production.


Important facts and Distances


A bottle of Cachaça Java, produced in Salinas.
A bottle of Cachaça Java, produced in Salinas.

The elevation is 471 meters. It became a municipality in 1880. The postal code (CEP) is 39560-000. Population density was around 18 inhabitants/km2. Salinas is located on highway BR-251. The distance to Montes Claros is 210 km. The distance to the Rio-Bahia BR-116 is 108 km.

Neighboring municipalities


Climate


Salinas has a semi-arid climate with high temperatures almost all year round. There is a period of severe drought and another with torrential and sporadic rains. The average summer temperature high is 33 °C and the average winter high is 18 °C.[4]


The economy


The main economic activities are cattle raising (46,000 head in 2006), small industries and agriculture. The main crops are bananas, citrus fruits, mangoes, beans, sugarcane, and corn. The local rum (cachaça) is well known. In the rural area there were 2,084 producers on 111,541 ha. Natural pasture made up 62,000 ha, woodland 35,000 ha. and planted area 7,500 ha. Around 6,000 persons worked in agriculture.[5]

In the urban area there were 4 banking agencies in 2006. The GDP in 2005 was R$157,547.[5]


IBGE statistical microregion


Salinas is also a statistical microregion (53) consisting of 17 municipalities: Águas Vermelhas, Berizal, Curral de Dentro, Divisa Alegre, Fruta de Leite, Indaiabira, Montezuma, Ninheira, Novorizonte, Rio Pardo de Minas, Rubelita, Salinas, Santa Cruz de Salinas, Santo Antônio do Retiro, São João do Paraíso, Taiobeiras, Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo. The population of this region was 180,136 in 2000 and the area is 17,883.30 km2.[6]


Health and education


This municipality is isolated from major population centers and suffers from drought and poor soils.

(For the complete list see:[7])


See also



References


  1. "IBGE - Cidades e Estados" [IBGE - Cities and States] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2017. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  2. IBGE 2020
  3. "IBGE - Brasil em Síntese". Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  4. Prefeitura Municipal de Salinas
  5. IBGE
  6. Citybrazil
  7. Frigoletto
  8. Data on Health and Education



На других языках


- [en] Salinas, Minas Gerais

[es] Salinas (Minas Gerais)

Salinas es un municipio brasileño del estado de Minas Gerais. Se ubica en la Mesorregión del Norte de Minas y Microrregión de Salinas y conforma, con otros municipios de la región, el Alto Río Pardo. Su población, según estimaciones del IBGE para 2018, era de 41 349[1] habitantes.

[ru] Салинас (Бразилия)

Салинас (порт. Salinas) — муниципалитет в Бразилии, входит в штат Минас-Жерайс. Составная часть мезорегиона Север штата Минас-Жерайс. Входит в экономико-статистический микрорегион Салинас. Население составляет 37 954 человека на 2006 год. Занимает площадь 1 891,33 км². Плотность населения — 20,0 чел./км².



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