Editing Monte Azul

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Monte Azul
| native_name             = 
| settlement_type         = [[Municipalities of Brazil|Municipality]]
| image_shield            = Brasão_de_Monte_Azul_MG.png
| image_flag               = Bandeira_de_Monte_Azul_MG.png
| image_skyline           = 
| image_caption           = 
| image_map               = MinasGerais Municip MonteAzul.svg
| map_caption             = Location in Minas Gerais  state
| pushpin_map             = Brazil
| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in Brazil
| coordinates             = {{coord|15|9|19|S|42|51|32|W|region:BR|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = Brazil
| subdivision_type1       = [[Regions of Brazil|Region]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Southeast Region, Brazil|Southeast]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[States of Brazil|State]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Minas Gerais]]
| subdivision_type3       = [[Mesoregions of Brazil|Mesoregion]]
| subdivision_name3       = 
| subdivision_type4       = [[Microregion (Brazil)|Microregion]]
| subdivision_name4       = 
| subdivision_type5       = [[Metropolitan area#Brazil|Metrop. region]]
| subdivision_name5       = 
| established_title       = 
| established_date        = 
| leader_party            = [[Brazilian Democratic Movement Party|PMDB]]
| leader_title            = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name             = Alexandre Augusto
| elevation_m             = 
| area_footnotes          = 
| area_total_km2          = 994
| area_metro_km2          = 
| population_footnotes    = 
| population_total        = 20,696
| population_as_of        = 2020 <ref>[https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/mg/monte-azul/panorama IBGE 2020]</ref>
| population_metro        = 
| population_density_km2  = auto
| population_demonym      = 
| blank_name_sec1         = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] 
| blank_info_sec1         = 
| timezone1               = [[Time in Brazil|BRT]]
| utc_offset1             = &minus;3
| timezone1_DST           = 
| utc_offset1_DST         = 
| postal_code_type        = [[List of postal codes in Brazil|Postal code]]
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| area_code_type          = [[List of dialling codes in Brazil|Area code]]
| area_code               = 
| website                 = {{url|http://www.monteazul.mg.gov.br}}
}}
'''Monte Azul''' is a municipality in the north of the state of [[Minas Gerais]] in [[Brazil]]. The population is 20,696 (2020 est.) in an area of 994 km². The elevation is 582 meters. It became a municipality in 1878. The postal code (CEP) is 39500-000.

The municipality contains part of the {{convert|53264|ha}} [[Caminho dos Gerais State Park]], created in 2007.<ref>{{citation|language=pt|ref={{harvid|Parque Estadual Caminho das Gerais – Via Rural}}|title=Parque Estadual Caminho das Gerais|publisher=Via Rural|url=http://br.viarural.com/servicos/turismo/parques-estaduais/parque-estadual-caminho-dos-gerais/default.htm|access-date=2017-01-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131182959/http://br.viarural.com/servicos/turismo/parques-estaduais/parque-estadual-caminho-dos-gerais/default.htm|archive-date=2017-01-31|url-status=usurped}}</ref>
Monte Azul is part of the statistical microregion of [[Janaúba]]. It is 627 km. from the state capital, [[Belo Horizonte]] and about 30 km. south of the state boundary with [[Bahia]]. It is connected by paved roads to the regional center of Janaúba to the south. It is on the Minas Gerais-Bahia railroad line, which last had passenger service in 1996.     

The main economic activities are cattle raising (30,000 head in 2006) and farming with modest production of rice, beans, corn, and [[sorghum]]. In 2006, there were 2,531 rural producers with a total area of 66,342 hectares. Cropland made up 8,500 hectares and natural pasture 67,000 hectares. There were only 67 tractors, a ratio of one for every 70 farms. In the urban area, there were 2 financial institutions as of 2006. There were 1,212 automobiles, giving a ratio of about one automobile for every 19 inhabitants. The Gross Domestic Product was R$ 63,578,000 (2005), which was mainly generated by services. Health care was provided by 17 public health clinics.  There was one private hospital with 17 beds (2005). 

Settlement of this region goes back to colonial times. The first name was Tremedal and it belonged to the [[capitania]] of [[Bahia]]. The first chapel was built in 1818. In 1840, the district of Tremedal was transferred from Formiga (present day Montes Claros) to [[Grão Mogol]]. In 1850, it was a district of [[Rio Pardo de Minas]]. In 1878, it separated from Rio Pardo and became the municipality of Boa Vista do Tremedal. In 1887, it became a city. In 1938, the name was changed to Monte Azul because of the color of the nearby mountains.  

'''Municipal [[Human Development Index]]'''
*MHDI: .657 (2000)
*State ranking: 723 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
*National ranking: 3,664 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
*Life expectancy: 67.8
*Literacy rate: 72.0
*Combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrollment ratio: .760
*Per capita income (monthly): R$88.75 (''For the complete list see'' [http://www.frigoletto.com.br/GeoEcon/idhmg.htm Frigoletto])

==Climate==

{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y 
|collapsed = Y
|location = Monte Azul (1981–2010)
|Jan high C = 	31.0
|Feb high C = 	31.9
|Mar high C = 	31.3
|Apr high C = 	30.9
|May high C = 	30.1
|Jun high C = 	28.7
|Jul high C = 	28.7
|Aug high C = 	29.9
|Sep high C = 	31.7
|Oct high C = 	32.5
|Nov high C = 	31.0
|Dec high C = 	30.6
| year high C = 	30.7
|Jan mean C = 	25.3
|Feb mean C = 	25.8
|Mar mean C = 	25.5
|Apr mean C = 	25.2
|May mean C = 	24.2
|Jun mean C = 	22.8
|Jul mean C = 	22.6
|Aug mean C = 	23.5
|Sep mean C = 	25.2
|Oct mean C = 	26.3
|Nov mean C = 	25.6
|Dec mean C = 	25.2
| year mean C = 	24.8
|Jan low C = 	20.9
|Feb low C = 	21.4
|Mar low C = 	21.3
|Apr low C = 	20.8
|May low C = 	19.5
|Jun low C = 	17.9
|Jul low C = 	17.7
|Aug low C = 	18.3
|Sep low C = 	19.9
|Oct low C = 	21.3
|Nov low C = 	21.3
|Dec low C = 	21.1
| year low C = 	20.1
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 	132.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 	95.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 	117.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 	35.2
|May precipitation mm = 	5.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 	1.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 	0.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 	1.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 	13.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 	52.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 	138.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 	178.1
|year precipitation mm = 	772.1
 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 	9
| Feb precipitation days = 	8
| Mar precipitation days = 	8
| Apr precipitation days = 	3
| May precipitation days = 	1
| Jun precipitation days = 	0
| Jul precipitation days = 	0
| Aug precipitation days = 	0
| Sep precipitation days = 	1
| Oct precipitation days = 	4
| Nov precipitation days = 	9
| Dec precipitation days =	11
| year precipitation days =
| Jan humidity = 	69.3
| Feb humidity = 	65.8
| Mar humidity = 	67.1
| Apr humidity = 	63.1
| May humidity = 	58.4
| Jun humidity = 	56.7
| Jul humidity = 	53.4
| Aug humidity = 	49.7
| Sep humidity = 	48.3
| Oct humidity = 	51.6
| Nov humidity = 	64.1
| Dec humidity = 	70.3
| year humidity =	59.8
|Jan sun = 	224.8
|Feb sun = 	216.1
|Mar sun = 	231.8
|Apr sun = 	243.1
|May sun = 	254.2
|Jun sun = 	257.4
|Jul sun = 	269.3
|Aug sun = 	278.8
|Sep sun = 	256.7
|Oct sun = 	238.2
|Nov sun = 	185.0
|Dec sun = 	188.1
|year sun = 	2843.5
|source 1 = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia<ref name=INMET>{{cite web
| url = http://www.inmet.gov.br/portal/index.php?r=clima/normaisclimatologicas
| title = Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010
| publisher = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia
| language = Portuguese
| accessdate = 21 May 2024}}</ref>
}}

==See also==
*[[List of municipalities in Minas Gerais]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Municipalities in Minas Gerais]]