Botumirim


Botumirim is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2007 the population was 6,435 in a total area of 1,572 km². The elevation is 948 meters. It became a municipality in 1962.

Location and Distances

Botumirim is located in the Serra do Espinhaço mountains east of Montes Claros. It is 60 km south of the BR-251 highway and is connected to Grão Mogol, which is 42 km. to the northeast, by dirt roads. The distance to Belo Horizonte is.
Botumirim is part of the statistical microregion of Grão Mogol. Neighboring municipalities are: Grão Mogol, Itacambira, Bocaiúva, Turmalina, Leme do Prado, José Gonçalves de Minas, and Cristália.

Geographical Facts

The climate is semi-arid. The average annual temperature is 22.4 C. The average annual maximum temperature is 29.3 C and the average annual minimum temperature is 16.7 C. More than half of the area is considered mountainous with elevations between 1,625 meters and 640 meters. The main rivers are the Rio do Peixe and the Ribeirão da Onça.

Economic activities

The most important economic activities are cattle raising and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$ 18,247,000. The most important agricultural crops are bananas, coffee, tropical and citrus fruits, peanuts, sugarcane, and corn. There was also production of charcoal from eucalyptus plantations. In the rural area there were 699 producers. The total area of agricultural land was 36,346 hectares in 2006. In the urban area there were no banking agencies in 2006.

Health and education

This municipality is isolated from major population centers and suffers from drought and poor soils.