Country Brazil State Minas Gerais Microregion Januária Area 1,484 km² Local time Friday 6:46 PM | Region Southeast Mesoregion North of Minas Gerais Founded April 22, 1952 Population 16,265 (2008) | |
Weather 29°C, Wind E at 6 km/h, 50% Humidity | ||
Montalv nia mg
Montalvânia is a municipality in the northernmost point of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. As of 2008 the population was 16,265 in an area of 1,484.388 km². The elevation of the municipal seat is 510 meters, the postal code (CEP) is 39495-000 and it is located in the microregion of Januária
Contents
- Montalv nia mg
- Map of MontalvC3A2nia State of Minas Gerais Brazil
- Economy
- Quality of life
- Transportation
- References
Map of Montalv%C3%A2nia - State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Montalv nia mg
Economy
The economy is based on agriculture with emphasis on cattle raising. There were 41,000 head in 2006. The main agricultural crops were corn, manioc, sugarcane, and rice. The GDP was R$47,000,000 in 2005.
Quality of life
Transportation
The main highways of access are BR-135 and BR-030. The Cavernas do Peruaçu National Park lies to the south near Itacarambi. The boundary with the state of Bahia lies to the north. The municipal seat is 64 km. south of the São Francisco River.
The streets are named after philosophers and thinkers like Buddha, Confucious, Homer, Plato, and Mohamed. The founder of the town was Antônio Montalvão (1917-1992), a local rancher who donated the land to build lots. He believed that extraterrestrials had used the region as a base to capture energy for their space travels. According to him inscriptions on rocks refer to space ships and rituals practiced between extraterrestrials and humans.