Arcos is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais . Its population as of 2020 was 40,380 people living in a total area of 510 km . The city belongs to the meso-region of Oeste de Minas and to the micro-region of Formiga. It became a municipality in 1938.
19-534: Arcos or ARCOS can refer to: Places [ edit ] Brazil [ edit ] Arcos, Minas Gerais , in Brazil Portugal [ edit ] Arcos de Valdevez , a municipality in the Viana do Castelo District Arcos (Anadia) , a civil parish in the municipality of Anadia Arcos (Braga) , a civil parish in the municipality of Braga Arcos (Estremoz) ,
38-445: A civil parish in the municipality of Estremoz Arcos (Ponte de Lima) , a civil parish in the municipality of Ponte de Lima Arcos (Tabuaço) , a civil parish in the municipality of Tabuaço Arcos (Vila do Conde) , a civil parish in the municipality of Vila do Conde Spain [ edit ] Taifa of Arcos , a medieval kingdom in what is now southern Spain Arcos de la Frontera ,
57-411: A rural community of the municipality which has the chapel of São Julião. Services, mining, light industry, and agriculture are the most important economic activities. In 2005 there were 239 units of transformation industries and 935 units of commerce, vehicle repair, personal and domestic articles. There are large reserves of limestone and many workers are employed in the mining and the transformation of
76-694: A town in Andalusia, Spain Arcos de las Salinas , a town in Aragon, Spain Arcos (Madrid) , a ward in the district of San Blas-Canillejas, in the city of Madrid Arcobrica, old name for Arcos de la Frontera Other [ edit ] Arcos (fish) , a genus of clingfishes ARCOS, the All Russian Co-operative Society , a purchasing agency of the Soviet Russian government in Britain during
95-409: Is 67,822. The area of the municipality is 1,504 km . It is located in the statistical meso-region of Centro-Oeste de Minas and the statistical micro-region of Formiga. It was founded in 1839. Formiga is a statistical micro-region containing municipalities: Arcos , Camacho , Córrego Fundo , Formiga, Itapecerica , Pains , Pedra do Indaiá , and Pimenta . In 2000 the population of this area
114-530: Is linked to Belo Horizonte by MG-050 and lies 2 km south of the highway junction. There is also a railroad line carrying freight. The closest point on the Furnas reservoir is 25 km to the southwest. Distances to other cities Main rivers: Rio Formiga, Rio Mata-Cavalo, Rio Pouso Alegre and Furnas Reservoir. Formiga is located in the Grande River basin. Services, light industry, and agriculture are
133-477: Is located at an elevation of 740 meters just off state highway BR-354. Neighboring municipalities are: Lagoa da Prata (N), Santo Antônio do Monte (NE), Formiga (SE), Córrego Fundo (S), Pains (SW), and Iguatama (NW). Distances to other cities There are several explanations for the name of the city, but the most accepted is the theory that rims ("arcos" or "aros" in Portuguese) of barrels were left on
152-571: The Wayback Machine has a campus in the city offering 19 undergraduate courses and 3 post-graduate courses. Formiga has one institute of higher learning—the Centro Universitário de Formiga UNIFORMG , offering 17 majors. In 2000 the per capita monthly income of R$ 254.00 was below the state and national average of R$ 276.00 and R$ 297.00 respectively. Poços de Caldas had the highest per capita monthly income in 2000 with R$ 435.00. The lowest
171-417: The 1920s ARCOS LLC , a software system for the utility industry ARCOS-1 , fiber optic cable system Agustín Gómez-Arcos , a Spanish writer Federico Arcos , a Spanish anarchist Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Arcos . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
190-519: The bank of the stream that crosses the region to mark the trail for cattle heading west to the Triângulo Mineiro. The pioneers knew of the place along the stream where the barrel rims could be found. Little by little the place became known as "Córrego dos Arcos", Stream of the Barrel Rims. However the city only received the name in 1833. Before it had been called São Julião. Today this name belongs to
209-452: The health sector there were 9 public health clinics (2005) and 1 hospital with 87 beds. Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to Formiga or Belo Horizonte . Educational needs of 7,200 students were met by 10 primary schools, 8 middle schools, and 13 pre-primary schools. In 2000 the per capita monthly income of R$ 265.00 was below the state and national average of R$ 276.00 and R$ 297.00 respectively. Poços de Caldas had
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#1732851768715228-524: The highest per capita monthly income in 2000 with R$ 435.00. The lowest was Setubinha with R$ 73.00. The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was Poços de Caldas with 0.841, while the lowest was Setubinha with 0.568. Nationally the highest was São Caetano do Sul in São Paulo with 0.919, while the lowest was Setubinha. In more recent statistics (considering 5,507 municipalities) Manari in
247-400: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arcos&oldid=1249570438 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Arcos, Minas Gerais The city center of Arcos
266-671: The most important economic activities. In 2004 there were 2,481 enterprises, of which the majority were concentrated in the commerce sector, vehicle repair, and sales of personal and domestic objects. The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$ 474 million, R$ 44 million from taxes, 311 million reais from services, 67 million reais from industry, and 50 million reais from agriculture. There were 1,865 rural producers on 77,000 hectares of land (2006). 229 farms had tractors (2006). Approximately 5,600 persons were employed in agriculture. The main crops are coffee, beans, soybeans, rice, sugarcane, and corn. There were 69,000 head of cattle (2006). Poultry raising
285-600: The product. The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$ 342 million, R$ 37 million from taxes, 157 million reais from services, 127 million reais from industry, and 20 million reais from agriculture. There were 892 rural producers on 26,000 hectares of land (2006). 125 farms had tractors (2006). Approximately 2,000 persons were involved in agriculture. The main crops are rice, beans, and corn. There were 26,000 head of cattle (2006). There were 4 banks (2007). The motor vehicle fleet had 7,708 automobiles, 886 trucks, 736 pickup trucks, and 3,0820 motorcycles. Working population by sector In
304-408: The state of Pernambuco has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place. 20°17′29″S 45°32′23″W / 20.29139°S 45.53972°W / -20.29139; -45.53972 Formiga, Minas Gerais Formiga (Portuguese for "ant") is a municipality in central-west Minas Gerais state, Brazil . The population of the municipality (urban and rural) in 2020
323-469: Was Setubinha with R$ 73.00. The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was Poços de Caldas with 0.841, while the lowest was Setubinha with 0.568. Nationally the highest was São Caetano do Sul in São Paulo with 0.919, while the lowest was Setubinha. In more recent statistics (considering 5,507 municipalities) Manari in the state of Pernambuco has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place. In recent years, due to
342-403: Was 144,506 in an area of 4,577.20 km . The population density in 2000 was 31.57 inhabitants/km . Formiga is located at an elevation of 841 meters just off highway MG-050. Neighboring municipalities are: Pains , Córrego Fundo , Arcos , and Japaraíba (North), Pedra do Indaiá , Itapecerica , Camacho (East), Candeias , Cristais , and Guapé (South), and Pimenta (West). Formiga
361-662: Was also substantial with two hundred head in 2006. There were 7 banks (2007). The motor vehicle fleet had 13,066 automobiles, 1,281 trucks, 1,255 pickup trucks, and 5,894 motorcycles. The ratio of inhabitant per motor vehicle was 3 vehicles per inhabitant. Working population by sector (2005) In the health sector there were 31 public health clinics (2005) and 2 private hospitals with 116 beds. Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to Divinópolis . Educational needs of 13,800 students were met by 30 primary schools, 8 middle schools, and 25 pre-primary schools. The private university UNIPAC Archived 2008-08-17 at
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