Patos de Minas

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Patos de Minas
Municipality
Município de Patos de Minas
Municipality of Patos de Minas
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Patos de Minas
Localization of Patos de Minas in Brazil
Coordinates: 18°34′54″S46°30′53″W / 18.58167°S 46.51472°W / -18.58167; -46.51472
Country Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Region Southeast
State Bandeira de Minas Gerais.svg Minas Gerais
Founded1868
Area
 • Total3.189771 km2 (1.231577 sq mi)
Elevation
815 m (2,674 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1] )
 • Total153,585
Demonym Patense
Time zone UTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code (CEP)
38700-000
Area code +55 34
Website www.patosdeminas.mg.gov.br

Patos de Minas is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil.

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Geography

According to the modern (2017) geographic classification by Brazil's National Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the city is the main municipality in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Patos de Minas.

History

The name is derived from the ranch known as farmhouse Os Patos, owned by the original settlers, which had the name because of the large number of wild ducks found in the region. In 1826 the first settlers, Antônio da Silva Guerra and his wife, Luísa Correia de Andrade, donated lands for the new settlement, called Vila de Santo Antônio dos Patos. In 1892 Patos de Minas gained city status with the name of Patos, which was lengthened in 1944 to Patos de Minas. [2]

High standard of living

Patos de Minas occupies a privileged position in the ranking of cities in the state and country in socio-economic development. A study in Veja magazine in 2001 placed Patos in fifth place among five thousand cities with the greatest socio-economic development between 1970 and 1996. [3]

Rare among Brazilian cities of this size, around 99% of all the streets of the city are paved and have public lighting and almost all of the inhabitants (97%) receive treated water. Sewage treatment reached 98% of the urban population. City government site

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. [4]

Economy

The main sources of income are agriculture, services, light industry, and livestock raising. Dairy products, jerked beef, and pork by-products are processed in the city. In 2005 the GDP was R$1,217 billion, with 750 million generated by services, 189 million by industry, and 154 million by agriculture. [5]

Patos is known nationally for its corn production. The "Princess of the Alto Paranaíba" as it is called, has become the national capital of corn, a fact that has attracted investors from all over the country to set up industries in agro-industry, garments, beverages, and packaging. It is also one of the most important seed producing centers in the country.

Corn is so important in the life of the town that every May Patos puts on a festival, the biggest in the state, called Fenamilho, the Festa Nacional do Milho (National Corn Festival), in which there are rodeos and performances by country and western groups. [3]

Main crops in 2006

Farm data in 2006

Health and Education in 2006

Airport

Pedro Pereira dos Santos Airport, built in the early 1990s, can receive medium-sized passenger planes from the Brasília to the Fokker F-27. It is located 6.5 km. from the city. In March 2016, Flyways Airline started operating in the airport with 2 flights per week from Patos de Minas to the capital city Belo Horizonte.

Climate

Climate data for Patos de Minas (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)28.8
(83.8)		29.4
(84.9)		28.8
(83.8)		28.5
(83.3)		27.0
(80.6)		26.3
(79.3)		26.6
(79.9)		28.6
(83.5)		30.2
(86.4)		30.4
(86.7)		28.6
(83.5)		28.5
(83.3)		28.5
(83.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)22.7
(72.9)		22.9
(73.2)		22.4
(72.3)		21.8
(71.2)		19.8
(67.6)		18.9
(66.0)		19.1
(66.4)		20.7
(69.3)		22.7
(72.9)		23.4
(74.1)		22.5
(72.5)		22.5
(72.5)		21.6
(70.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)18.6
(65.5)		18.3
(64.9)		18.2
(64.8)		16.9
(62.4)		14.5
(58.1)		13.2
(55.8)		13.1
(55.6)		14.2
(57.6)		16.5
(61.7)		18.0
(64.4)		18.4
(65.1)		18.5
(65.3)		16.5
(61.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)275.5
(10.85)		177.3
(6.98)		206.9
(8.15)		70.5
(2.78)		33.2
(1.31)		11.8
(0.46)		3.8
(0.15)		7.3
(0.29)		43.3
(1.70)		93.8
(3.69)		207.6
(8.17)		302.4
(11.91)		1,433.4
(56.43)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)1711146311148141898
Average relative humidity (%)79.176.379.274.870.566.460.051.353.161.675.279.969.0
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

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References

  1. ↑ IBGE 2020
  2. ↑ Ferias
  3. 1 2 City government site
  4. ↑ "Frigoletto". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
  5. 1 2 3 4 IBGE
  6. ↑ "Temperatura Máxima Mensal e Anual (°C)". Normais Climatológicas do Brasil 1991-2020 (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "Temperatura Média Compensada Mensal e Anual (°C)". Normais Climatológicas do Brasil 1991-2020 (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "Temperatura Mínima Mensal e Anual (°C)". Normais Climatológicas do Brasil 1991-2020 (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  9. ↑ "Precipitação Acumulada Mensal e Anual (mm)". Normais Climatológicas do Brasil 1991-2020 (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "Número de dias no mês ou no ano com precipitação maior ou igual a (1 mm) (dias)". Normais Climatológicas do Brasil 1991-2020 (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  11. ↑ "Umidade Relativa do Ar Compensada Mensal e Anual (%)". Normais Climatológicas do Brasil 1991-2020 (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  12. ↑ "Insolação Total (horas)". Normais Climatológicas do Brasil 1991-2020 (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
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