Bom Despacho, Minas Gerais
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| Município de Bom Despacho | |||
Square in Downtown
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| Motto: Fé, energia, e trabalho | |||
 Location of Bom Despacho in the state of Minas Gerais |
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 Bom Despacho
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| Coordinates: 19°44′09″S 45°15′07″W / 19.73583°S 45.25194°WCoordinates: 19°44′09″S 45°15′07″W / 19.73583°S 45.25194°W | |||
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 Brazil
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| Region | Southeast | ||
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 Minas Gerais
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| Government | |||
| • Prefeito | Fernando Cabral (PPS) | ||
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| • Total | 1,213.202 km2 (468.420 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 768 m (2,520 ft) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 49,650 | ||
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) | ||
| Website | [1] | ||
Bom Despacho is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. The population is 49,236 (2015 est.) in an area of 1213.55 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Central Mineira and to the micro-region of Bom Despacho. It became a municipality in 1912.
Bom Despacho is a statistical micro-region which includes 12 municipalities: Araújos, Bom Despacho, Dores do Indaiá, Estrela do Indaiá, Japaraíba, Lagoa da Prata, Leandro Ferreira, Luz, Martinho Campos, Moema, Quartel Geral, and Serra da Saudade. In 2000 the area of this region was 7,515.50 km² and the population was 146,156 inhabitants.
The city center of Bom Despahco is located at an elevation of 768 meters just off the major federal highway BR-262, which links Belo Horizonte to Uberaba. State highway MG-164 leads to Martinho Campos in the north (63 km.). The São Francisco River forms the western municipal boundary. Neighboring municipalities are: Martinho Campos (N), Leandro Ferreira (E), Araújos, Moema, and Luz (S), and Dores do Indaiá (W).
Distances to other cities
Services, light industry, and agriculture are the most important economic activities. The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$393 million, R$41 million from taxes, 223 million reais from services, 77 million reais from industry, and 51 million reais from agriculture. There were 560 rural producers on 63,000 hectares of land (2006). 179 farms had tractors (2006). Approximately 2,000 persons were involved in agriculture. The main crops are watermelon, soybeans, rice, sugarcane, and corn. There were 78,000 head of cattle (2006). Poultry raising was also substantial with over one million head in 2006.
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