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Nova Mutum | |
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Municipality | |
Nickname: Mutum | |
Coordinates: 13°49′19″S 56°04′58″W / 13.82194°S 56.08278°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Center-West |
State | Mato Grosso |
Mesoregion | Norte Mato-Grossense |
Founded | 1981 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Adriano Pivetta |
Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 46,813 |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Nova Mutum is a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West Region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5] Located 242 kilometers (150 miles) north of Cuiabá, the state capital, it belongs to the Alto Teles Pires microregion and Norte Mato-Grossense mesoregion. In 2022, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics estimated its population to be 55,832 people.[6]
The city has the 3rd best Human Development Index (HDI) of the state, and the 8th largest economy of the state, with a GDP of R$2167526.000000, 332nd of Brazil. Much of its economy is focused on agriculture; the municipality is the second-largest state grain producer and one of the largest in Brazil, with an area of 410,000 hectares (1,000,000 acres) of planted soybeans, the 3rd-largest exporter in Mato Grosso and 53rd of Brazil.[7]