Moema

Moema is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 6,754 people living in a total area of 203 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Central Mineira and to the micro-region of Bom Despacho. It became a municipality in 1953.

Location

The city center of Moema is located at an elevation of 728 meters on state highway MG-170, 8 km south of its junction with federal highway BR-262. Neighboring municipalities are: Bom Despacho (N)and (E), Santo Antônio do Monte and Lagoa da Prata (S), Luz (W).

Distances

Economic activities

Services and agriculture are the most important economic activities. In 2005 there were 37 small transformation industries employing 204 workers and 260 retail units employing 264 workers. The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$33 million, with 20 million reais from services, 3 million reais from industry, and 8 million reais from agriculture. There were 311 rural producers on 13,000 hectares of land. 37 farms had tractors (2006). Approximately 600 persons were employed in agriculture. The main crops are beans and corn. There were 12,000 head of cattle (2006).

Moema (São Paulo Metro)

Moema is a future metro station on Line 5 (Lilac) of the São Paulo Metro in the Moema district of São Paulo, Brazil.

References

Moema (district of São Paulo)

Moema is a district in the south region of the city of São Paulo.

Coordinates: 23°35′32″S 46°39′56″W / 23.59222°S 46.66556°W / -23.59222; -46.66556