Leme do Prado
municipality of Minas Gerais state, Brazil
Leme do Prado is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 4,920 in a total area of 281 square kilometres (108 sq mi).
Geography
The elevation is 431 meters. It is part of the IBGE statistical meso-region of Jequitinhonha and the micro-region of Capelinha. It became a municipality in 1995.
The municipality contains part of the 5,192 hectares (12,830 acres) Acauã Ecological Station, a fully protected conservation unit created in 1974.
Economy
The economy is based on cattle raising, services, and agriculture, with the main crops being coffee, rice, beans, sugarcane, and corn. There were plantations of eucalyptus trees for charcoal production. In 2005 there were 404 rural producers but only 5 tractors. 1,200 people were dependent on agriculture.
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