Teófilo Otoni

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Location of Teófilo Otoni in the state of Minas Gerais

Téofilo Otoni is a city in northeast Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The population of the municipality was 126,895 in 2007 and the area is 3,253.4 km².

1 Location
2 Health and Education
- 2.1 References

[edit] Location

It lies at an elevation of 319 meters on the Todos os Santos River, a tributary of the Mucuri. It is part of the Valley of the Mucuri, a region which includes 27 municipalites. Situated on the Rio-Bahia Interstate Highway BR 116, it is 130 km. north of the regional center, Governador Valadares, on the Doce River, and 478 km north of the state capital, Belo Horizonte. It was founded in 1853 by German colonists. It was given city status in 1878.

Municipal boundaries are with:

North: Novo Oriente de Minas and Itaipé
South: Ouro Verde de Minas, Ataléia, Frei Gaspar and Itambacuri
East: Pavão and Carlos Chagas
West: Poté and Ladainha

Distances to important cities:

Belo Horizonte: 450 km
Brasília: 1,162 km
Rio de Janeiro: 730 km
Salvador: 900 km
São Paulo: 1,050 km
Vitória: 550 km

[edit] Statistical Microregion

Teófilo Otoni is a statistical microregion including the following municipalities: Ataleía, Catuji, Franciscópolis, Frei Gaspar, Itaipé, Ladainha, Malacacheta, Novo Oriente de Minas, Ouro Verde de Minas, Pavão, Poté, Setubinha, and Teófilo Otoni. The population of this region was 253,679 in 2000 and the area was 11,296.80 km². The population density was 22.46 inhab/km². See Citybrazil

[edit] The Economy

Teófilo Otoni is a trade centre for an agricultural hinterland in which livestock raising is of some importance. The city has small-scale manufacturing and food-processing plants. Poor soils for agriculture and lack of industry have made Teófilo Otoni a major source of immigration to other regions of Brazil and to the United States.

[edit] Agricultural Data

Cattle herd: 177,000 (2006)
Rural producers: 2,422
Agricultural area: 337,062 hectares
Planted area: 13,200 ha.
Natural pasture land: 125,506 ha.
Persons working in agriculture: 7,000
Tractors: 149
Main crops: bananas, coffee, oranges, tangerines, and sugarcane

Nationally and internationally it rivals Governador Valadares as the gem capital of Brazil. Extensive mining and gem trading for aquamarines, topaz, brazilianite, and various forms of quartz take place there. A Gem and Mineral Show (Feira Internacional de Pedras Preciosas (FIPP), is held here every year, attracting international buyers. The fair provides the opportunity to buy both rough and cut stones directly from local producers, miners and cutters.

[edit] Health and Education

The population was served by 61 health clinics and 4 hospitals (417 beds in 2005). There were several institutes of higher education: Faculdade de Tecnologia Egídio José da Silva (private), Instituto de Ensino Superior Integrado (private), Instituto de Educação Superior São Francisco de Assis de Teófilo Otoni (private philanthropic), and Faculdades Unificadas Doctum de Teófilo Ottoni (private)

Municipal Human Development Index