MG · Southeast
Population: 170,404 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Patos de Minas is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, in the southeastern region of the country. It lies at an approximate latitude of 18°34'44" south and longitude of 46°31'04" west, at an altitude of 832 meters.
According to the 2022 census, the municipality had a population of 159,434 inhabitants that year, a population density of 49.91 inhabitants per square kilometer, and an area of 3,190.456 km². In 2025, the IBGE estimated the population at 169,173 people. It is located in the Triângulo Mineiro and Alto Paranaíba Mesoregion, 415 kilometers from the capital, Belo Horizonte.
Its economy is based on agriculture, livestock and mining, representing the 22nd largest GDP in Minas Gerais in 2020.
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0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
MG average (36 cities): 86 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
9.39 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
62.91 score 0–100
Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.
MG average (36 cities): 33 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
278.01 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
3,192.41 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
MG average (36 cities): 37 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
2.99 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
3.79 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
MG average (36 cities): 64 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
5.6 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
6.7 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
MG average (36 cities): 72 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
37.2 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
97.46 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
MG average (36 cities): 54 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
289.73 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
0 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Tancredo Neves (SBCF), 290 km in a straight line · 1,467 international departures in 12 months
score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Warm Average temperature: 22.5 °C (Average temperature 22–25 °C (72–77 °F))
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 28.8 | 29.4 | 28.8 | 28.5 | 27.0 | 26.3 | 26.6 | 28.6 | 30.2 | 30.4 | 28.6 | 28.5 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 18.6 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 16.9 | 14.5 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 18.4 | 18.5 |
| Rain (mm) | 276 | 177 | 207 | 71 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 94 | 208 | 302 |
Weather station Patos de Minas, 12 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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