Unaí 3875138 218721858 2008-06-11T21:45:53Z Vogensen 614416 {{coor title dm|16|23|S|46|53|W|region:BR_type:city}} <!-- Infobox begins !--> {{Infobox City |official_name = Unaí |website = |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = Bandeira_Unaí.jpg‎ |image_seal = Brasão_Unaí.jpg‎ |image_map = MinasGerais_Municip_Unai.svg‎ |mapsize = |map_caption = |pushpin_map =Brazil |subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Brazil|Region]] |subdivision_type2 = [[States of Brazil|State]] |subdivision_name = [[Brazil]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Southeast Region, Brazil|Southeast]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Minas Gerais]] |leader_title = [[Mayor]] |leader_name = Antero Mânica, [[Brazilian Social Democracy Party|PSDB]] |established_title = Founded |established_date = [[December 30]], [[1943]] |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 8464 |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_km2 = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_km2 = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |population_as_of = [[2007]] |population_note = |population_footnotes =<ref name=totalpop>{{cite web|url = http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2006/POP_2006_DOU.pdf | title = Estimativas das Populações Residentes, em 01.07.2006, Segundo os Municípios | language = in Portuguese | publisher = [[IBGE]] | accessdate = 2006-09-01}}</ref> |population_total = 74495 |population_metro = |population_urban = |population_density_km2 = 7.92 |population_density_sq_mi = |timezone = [[UTC-3]] |utc_offset = -3 |timezone_DST = [[UTC-2]] |utc_offset_DST = -2 |latd= 16 |latm= 23 |lats= 00 |latNS= S |longd= 46 |longm= 53 |longs= 00 |longEW= W |elevation_m = 575 |elevation_ft = |footnotes = }} <!-- Infobox ends !--> [[Image:Vista aérea do centro da cidade de Unaí, MG.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Aerial view of Unaí]] '''Unaí''' is a [[city]] and [[municipality]] in northern [[Minas Gerais]] state, [[Brazil]]. *Postal Code: 38610-000 ===Location=== Unaí is located southeast of Brasília and the Federal District and is linked to that important urban nucleus by highway MG 188, which also connects with BR 040 at [[Paracatu]]. The [[Preto River]], which flows out of Lagoa Feia near [[Formosa (Goiás)|Formosa]] and joins the [[Paracatu River]], passes by the city. Neighboring municipalities are: [[Buritis]], [[Cabeceira Grande]], [[Paracatu]], [[Dom Bosco]], [[Natalândia]], [[Bonfinópolis de Minas]], [[Uruana de Minas]], [[Arinos]], [[Brasilândia de Minas]], and [[João Pinheiro]]. <ref>[http://www.prefeituraunai.mg.gov.br/ Prefeitura de Unaí]</ref> Unaí is also the seat of a microregion ('''number 64''') composed of 9 cities with an area of 27,653.10 km² and a population of 133,168 inhabitants. Cities making up the microregion of Unaí are [[Arinos]], [[Bonfinópolis de Minas]], [[Buritis]], [[Cabeceira Grande]], [[Dom Bosco]], [[Formoso, Minas Gerais|Formoso]], [[Natalândia]], Unaí, and [[Uruana de Minas]]. '''Distances to other cities''' *Belo Horizonte: 609.93 (7 hrs and 37 min. driving time at 80 km. per hour) *Uberlândia: 497 *Goiânia: 350 *Rio de Janeiro: 1.015 *São Paulo: 1.166 *Brasília: 170 *Paracatu: 100 *Patos de Minas: 300 <ref>[http://www.prefeituraunai.mg.gov.br/ Prefeitura de Unaí]</ref> ===The Economy=== The region has experienced rapid development in recent years after the building of Brasília and the opening up of the [[cerrado]] soils to cultivation of soybeans and irrigated rice. There are large herds of cattle--305,000 head (35,000 milking cows)--and extensive plantations of corn, beans, soybeans, sorghum, and rice. The main agricultural products in planted area in 2006 were oranges, passion fruit, cotton, garlic, rice, beans, corn, soybeans, sorghum, and wheat. There were 8 banks: Banco do Brasil, Bradesco, Caixa Federal de Depósitos, HSBC, Itaú, Mercantil, Crediunai, and Crediparnor. '''PLanted area of main crops in 2006''' *Soybeans: 83,000 ha. *Sorghum: 12,000 ha. *Corn: 34,000 ha. *Rice: 1,300 ha. *Beans: 40,000 ha. *Coffee: 1,635 ha. *Bananas: 80 ha. *Oranges: 116 ha. <ref>[http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php IBGE]</ref> '''Farm data for 2006''' *Number of farms: 3,596 *Total area: 664,351 ha. *Planted area: 170,000 ha. *Area in natural pasture: 313,408 ha. *Persons working in agriculture: 12,500 <ref>[http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php IBGE]</ref> ===Health and Education=== *Primary schools: 31 *Enrollment: 13,222 (2006) *Middle and secondary schools: 9 *Enrollment: 4,084 *Health clinics: 19 (2005) *Hospitals: 4 with 208 beds (43 beds in public hospitals) <ref>[http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php IBGE]</ref> There is one institution of higher learning in the city: [http://www.factu.br/ Faculdade de Ciências de Unaí] '''Municipal [[Human Development Index]]''' *MHDI: .812 *Ranking in the state: 21 out of 853 municipalities in 2000 *Ranking in the country: 343 out of 5,138 municipalities in 2000 *Literacy rate: .87% *Life expectancy: 74.7 <ref>[http://www.frigoletto.com.br/GeoEcon/idhmg.htm Frigoletto]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Commons}} [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Minas Gerais State]] [[eo:Unaí]] [[bpy:উনাই]] [[no:Unaí]] [[pt:Unaí]] [[ro:Unaí]] [[ru:Унаи]] [[vo:Unaí]]