Manga | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in the state of Minas Gerais | |
  Manga Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 14°45′21″S 43°55′55″W / 14.75583°S 43.93194°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Mesoregion | North of Minas Gerais |
| Microregion | Januária |
| Incorporated (municipality) | 7 September 1923 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Joaquim de Oliveira Sá Filho |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,950.184 km2 (752.970 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 440 m (1,440 ft) |
| Population (2020 [2]) | |
• Total | 18,226 |
| • Density | 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Demonym | manguense[3] |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| CEP postal code | 39460-000 |
| Area code | 38 |
| Website | manga.mg.gov.br |
Manga is a municipality in the north of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. It is located on the left bank of the São Francisco River. It is connected to Januária by paved BR-135, anis 112 km away. Neighboring municipalities are Matias Cardoso, Montalvânia, Miravânia, Juvenília, and São João das Missões. The distance to the state capital is 720 km. As of 2020 the population was 18,226 in an area of 1,950 km².
The economy is based on agriculture with emphasis on cattle raising. There were 54,000 head in 2006. The main agricultural crops were bananas, lemons, mangoes, rice, corn, manioc, sorghum, sugarcane, and mamona (castor oil plant). The GDP was R$76,786,000 in 2005.
This municipality is extremely isolated from major population centers and suffers from drought and poor soils. It is one of the poorest in the state and in the country.
- ^ "IBGE - Cidades e Estados" [IBGE - Cities and States] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). 2017. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "IBGE - Brasil em Síntese". Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Retrieved 2019-07-04.