Frutal
Frutal is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The population, estimated in 2022 by the IBGE, is of 58.588inhabitants. The city has an area of 2,426,965km2. Frutal is located in the region known as the "Triângulo Mineiro". Microregion of Frutal Frutal is the seat of a statistical microregion with 12 municipalities: Campina Verde, Carneirinho, Comendador Gomes, Fronteira, Frutal, Itapagipe, Iturama, Limeira do Oeste, Pirajuba, Planura, São Francisco de Sales, and União de Minas. In 2010 the population of this region was 179,512 inhabitants. The area is 16,840 km2, with a population density of 10.66 inhabitants/km2. Location The city is located at an elevation of 485 meters just north of the Grande River, a tributary of the Paraná River. It is 8 km east of federal highway BR-153 (Transbrasiliana). Neighboring municipalities are: Northwest: Itapagipe North: Comendador Gomes Northeast: Campo Florido West: Itapagipe East: Orindiúva, São Paulo Southwest: Orindiúva and Paulo de Faria, São Paulo South: Guaraci, São Paulo and Fronteira Southeast:Colômbia and Barretos, São Paulo Distances Belo Horizonte: 600 km. Uberaba: 145 km. Uberlândia: 186 km. Planura: 32 km. Economic activities The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, light industry, food processing, and