Minas Gerais, Brazil · South America
Guarda-Mor sits on the route: 35 minutes from Vazante.
Guarda-Mor is a town located in Minas Gerais, Brazil. With a population of 6,539, it is an important destination in South America.
On a road trip, Guarda-Mor sits in Brazil, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Sao Paulo time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Guarda-Mor to your route.
Guarda-Mor is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2020 was 6,569 inhabitants in a total area of 2,066 km2. It is a large producer of cattle and grains, especially soybeans.
Guarda-Mor belongs to the Paracatu statistical microregion. The elevation of the municipal seatRead more
is 616 meters. It became a municipality in 1962. This municipality is located to the southwest of Paracatu on paved MG-188. The distance is 70 km. The distance to the capital, Belo Horizonte is 551 km.
The climate is humid and sub-tropical. The average annual temperature is 22.6 C; the average annual maximum is 29.1 C; and the average annual minimum is 17,3 C. The average annual rainfall is 1438.7 mm, with rains falling between October and April. There are several rivers and streams: Rio Verde, Rio Claro, Rio Arrenegado, Rio Januário, Ribeirão Correio, Ribeirão Samambaia, Ribeirão São José, and Ribeirão Pilões.
Neighboring municipalities are: Paracatu, Cormomandel, Vazante, and Catalão in the state of Goiás.
The main economic activities are cattle raising (73,200 head in 2006) and farming. The GDP was R$109,762,000 (2005). There was 01 banking agency in 2006. In the rural area, there were 758 farms with around 2,900 people involved in the agricultural sector. There were 547 tractors, a ratio of one tractor for every 1.5 farms. The main crops were coffee, garlic, peas, beans (1,900 ha.), soybeans (38,000 ha.), and corn (4,950 ha.). In the health sector, there were 4 health clinics and 01 hospital with 15 beds.
The score on the Municipal Human Development Index was 0.744. This ranked Guarda-Mor 335 out of 853 municipalities in the state, with Poços de Caldas in first place with 0.841 and Setubinha in last place with 0.568.
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Guarda-Mor is located in Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America. The coordinates are -17.7708 latitude, -47.0983 longitude.
Guarda-Mor has a population of approximately 6,539 people, making it a town in Brazil.
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