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Lagamar

Lagamar is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2020 was 7,600 inhabitants in a total area of . It is a large producer of cattle and grains and there is extraction of phosphates. Lagamar belongs to the Paracatu statistical microregion. The elevation of the municipal seat is 836 meters. It became a municipality in 1962. This municipality is located north of Patos de Minas on paved MG-188. The distance is . The distance to the capital, Belo Horizonte, is . Other distances: *Vazante: in the north – . *Patos de Minas: in the south – . *Presidente Olegário: in the east – . *Coromandel: in the west – . Neighboring municipalities are: Lagoa Grande, Coromandel, Vazante, Presidente Olegário and Patos de Minas. The climate is humid sub-tropical with an average maximum of 35°C; a minimum of 16°C; and an annual average of 22°C. The main economic activities are cattle raising and farming. The GDP was R$46,194,000 (2003). In agriculture the main products cultivated are rice and corn, followed by soybeans, beans and passion fruit. One of the main sources of income is the mining industry and extraction of phosphates. The Banco do Brasil has a branch in the town. In the health sector there were 06 health clinics and 01 hospital with 16 beds (2007).…

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Lagamar is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2020 was 7,600 inhabitants in a total area of . It is a large producer of cattle and grains and there is extraction of phosphates. Lagamar belongs to the Paracatu statistical microregion. The elevation of the municipal seat is 836 meters. It became a municipality in 1962. This municipality is located north of Patos de Minas on paved MG-188. The distance is . The distance to the capital, Belo Horizonte, is . Other distances: *Vazante: in the north – . *Patos de Minas: in the south – . *Presidente Olegário: in the east – . *Coromandel: in the west – . Neighboring municipalities are: Lagoa Grande, Coromandel, Vazante, Presidente Olegário and Patos de Minas. The climate is humid sub-tropical with an average maximum of 35°C; a minimum of 16°C; and an annual average of 22°C. The main economic activities are cattle raising and farming. The GDP was R$46,194,000 (2003). In agriculture the main products cultivated are rice and corn, followed by soybeans, beans and passion fruit. One of the main sources of income is the mining industry and extraction of phosphates. The Banco do Brasil has a branch in the town. In the health sector there were 06 health clinics and 01 hospital with 16 beds (2007).…

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  1. area: 7,600 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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