Population 17,592 (IBGE 2007) Postcode (CEP) 38680-000 IBGE statistical microregion Unaí Microregion Local time Wednesday 5:13 AM | Elevation 509 m above sea level Became a city 1962 Area 5,323 km² | |
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Mayor Carlos Alberto Rech Filho (2005-2009) Weather 22°C, Wind W at 3 km/h, 93% Humidity | ||
Arinos is a municipality in northern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Arinos is located west of the Federal District on the Urucuia River, a major tributary of the São Francisco. The city is 333 km. from Brasília
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Map of Arinos - State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
The municipality belongs to the statistical microregion of Unaí Microregion, which has 9 municipalities. Neighboring municipalities are:
Arinos has poor highway connections leading east to the Sao Francisco river and to the state capital of Belo Horizonte, but a better road leading west to the national capital of Brasília. Few of the roads in the town are paved. There is a fully paved road (BR-479) leading west to Cabeceiras to join the important BR-020, 22 kilometers east of Formosa. The distance is approximately 165 kilometers. Another paved road leads west, then southwest to Garapuava, and continues southwest to the important regional center of Unaí.
The economy
The economy is based on cattle raising and agriculture, especially the cultivation of soybeans, sorghum, and corn.
Main agricultural crops in 2006)
Livestock raising in 2006
Farm data in 2006
Health and education
Part of the municipality of Arinos is inside the Grande Sertão Veredas National Park, which lies to the north on an unpaved highway between Arinos and Formosa.