Abaeté

Abaeté is a municipality in central Minas Gerais, Brazil. It had a population of 22,675 in the 2022 census, with an estimated population of 23,173 in 2025, in an area of . It is part of the Immediate Geographic Region of Abaeté, within the Intermediate Geographic Region of Divinópolis. The municipality was created in 1870 and received city status in 1877. ==Economy== The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$162 million, of which, 89 million came from services. Abaeté is in the top tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. In 2007 there were three banking agencies in the town. There was a small retail infrastructure serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands. In 2007, there were 3,629 automobiles in all of the municipality, about one for every six inhabitants. In 2007, in the rural area, there were 989 establishments occupying 136,000 hectares. About 2,500 persons were employed in agriculture. 264 of the municipality's farms had tractors, a ratio of one in four farms. There were 87,000 head of cattle in 2006, of which, 16,000 head were dairy cows. In permanent crops, there were 4,400 hectares planted, while in perennial crops, 4,700 hectares were planted. The crops with a planted area of more than 200 hectares were sugarcane and corn. ==Health and education== In the health sector, there were 13 health clinics and one hospital with 60 beds. In the educational sector, there were 10 primary schools and two middle schools. Municipal Human Development Index: 0.778 (2000) State ranking: 125 out of 853 municipalities in 2000 National ranking: 1,110 out of 5,138 municipalities in 2000 Literacy rate: 87% Life expectancy: 72 (average of males and females)

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