Monte Alegre de Minas
Monte Alegre de Minas is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 15,790 living in a total area of. The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Triângulo Mineiro and Alto Paranaíba and to the statistical microregion of Uberlândia. It became a municipality in 1870.
Geography
Monte Alegre is located at an elevation of in the rich region known as the Triângulo Mineiro. It is east of Uberlândia and south of the great hydroelectric station and reservoir of Itumbiara. Federal highway BR-365, which links the state boundary of Goiás to Pirapora in the north passes on the edge of the town.The distance to Uberlândia is ; the distance to Itumbiara is ; and the distance to Belo Horizonte is. Neighboring municipalities are: Araporã and Tupaciguara to the north; Centralina to the west; Prata to the south, and Uberlândia to the east.
Economy
The main economic activities are industry, services, and agriculture, especially the growing of pineapple and sugarcane. The GDP in 2005 was R$209,000, with 73,000 from services, 7,000 from industry, and 120,000 from agriculture. There were 1,486 rural producers on of land. There were tractors on 473 farms. The main crops were oranges, pineapple, bananas, sugarcane, soybeans, and corn. There were 132,000 head of cattle and over one million chickens.Municipal social indicators
The social indicators rank it in the top tier of municipalities in the state.- Municipal Human Development Index: 0.759
- State ranking: 215 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000
- National ranking: 1,608 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000
- Literacy rate: 87%
- Life expectancy: 70