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São Gabriel do Oeste
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São Gabriel do Oeste
Total population
29,579
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Overview
São Gabriel do Oeste is a municipality in the interior of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, in the Central-West Region of Brazil. It belongs to the Central-North of Mato Grosso do Sul mesoregion and to the Alto Taquari microregion, and lies north of the state capital, about 140 km (87 mi) from Campo Grande. According to the UNDP (2010), it has the sixth best HDI-M in the state, at 0.729.
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History
The region of São Gabriel do Oeste has been the scene of activity since the mid-1885. Historical records indicate that the area where the seat of the municipality is now located was first occupied by cattle ranchers from Minas Gerais. The precursor of this first incursion was Bernardino Ferreira da Cunha; his descendants report that the Brioso Farm — Bernardino's — reached 70,000 hectares and covered the entire area that would become São Gabriel do Oeste. At the time, the region was part of the municipality of Coxim. In 1948, part of the territory of Coxim was separated — the municipality of Camapuã was created, containing the districts of Ponte Vermelha and Areado. The occupation of the lands was limited to the furnas — the more rugged regions provided with water — since the plateaus of the chapadão were not propitious for agricultural and pastoral activities. Only in the 1970s did the region awaken to a new era of development. The possibility of using the cerrado area for agriculture was perceived. From 1971, the region began to be studied as a site for coffee growing. Learning of the plans of the Brazilian Institute of Coffee Growers for coffee planting, a migrant from Campo Grande named Gabriel Abrão bought an area near the Ponte Vermelha stream. Interested in buying lots for coffee production, people from Paraná contacted Gabriel Abrão. In 1973, directors of the timber company Maffissoni e Sorgatto S/A, from Renascença, Paraná, settled in the region. The group created the headquarters of a new farm, located on the banks of the Capão Redondo stream. A new stage in the development of the region then began, with the arrival of Balduíno Maffissoni, soon followed by other people from the Southwest of Paraná and the West of Santa Catarina: Ângelo and Brizot, Silvino…
Geography
The limits of the municipality were demarcated by councilman Joaquim Honório Sobrinho, "Senhor Quincas", who was an intense helper in the creation of São Gabriel do Oeste. Joaquim became known as the "Geographic Councilman" among the population. "Quincas" was honored by the councilmen in August 2008 at the Municipal Council; today, the plenary of the Municipal Council is named "Vereador Joaquim Honório Sobrinho" — Mr. Quincas. The municipality is located in the southern part of the Central-West Region of Brazil, in the Central-North of Mato Grosso do Sul mesoregion (Alto Taquari microregion). It lies at latitude 19°23′43″ south and longitude 54°33′59″ west. Distances: * from the state capital (Campo Grande) * from the federal capital (Brasília). ;Soil Dark-red latosol of clayey texture and alic character predominates — that is, with high acidity — and, in the eastern portion of the municipality, there is a significant occurrence of Neosols, both with low natural fertility. ;Relief and altitude The municipality lies at an altitude of . A huge flat area characterizes the central part of the municipality, known as chapadão. On its edges it has structural levels to the south, escarpments and topographic rises to the east. The geomorphology of the municipality of São Gabriel do Oeste is divided into three regions: * Region of the Residual Chapadões of the Paraná Basin, with the São Gabriel Chapadão geoenvironmental unit. * Region of the Plateaus of the Western Edge of the Paraná Basin, with the Second Level of the Western Edge unit. * Region of the Interior Arenitic-Basaltic Plateaus, with the units: Taquari-Itiquira Levels, Interior Depressions and Tabular Dividers of the Verde and Pardo Rivers. A great local characteristic is the variation of the soil, since part of…
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IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
- IBGE code
- 5007695
- UF
- MS
- Mesorregião
- Centro Norte de Mato Grosso do Sul
- Microrregião
- Alto Taquari
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • IBGE — Brazilian national statistics, via servicodados.ibge.gov.br (official municipal code, UF, mesorregião, microrregião, region)
- • IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics — servicodados.ibge.gov.br