Águas Vermelhas

{{Short description|City in Minas Gerais, Brazil}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Águas Vermelhas

| settlement_type = Municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil

| image_flag = File:Águas Vermelhasmgbandeira.png

| flag_alt = Flag of Águas Vermelhas

| image_shield = File:Aguas Vermelhas.png

| shield_alt = Coat of arms of Águas Vermelhas

| etymology = In English "Red waters", referring to the rusty color of the waters of the stream running through the municipality{{cite web |title=História |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/mg/aguas-vermelhas/historico |website=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística |publisher=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística |access-date=26 August 2024}}

| image_map = MinasGerais Municip AguasVermelhas.svg

| mapsize = 250px

| map_caption = Location in the state of Minas Gerais

| pushpin_map = Brazil#South America

| pushpin_relief = yes

| coordinates = {{coord|15|45|S|41|28|W|region:BR_type:city|display=title,inline}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Brazil}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Southeast

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = {{flag|Minas Gerais}}

| established_title = Founded

| established_date = 30 December 1962{{cite web |title=História |url=https://aguasvermelhas.mg.gov.br/cidade |website=Prefeitura Municipal de Águas Vermelhas |publisher=Prefeitura Municipal de Águas Vermelhas |access-date=16 August 2024}}

| leader_title1 = Mayor

| leader_name1 = Nilson Francisco Campos (Avante) (2025-2028){{cite web |title=Prefeito de Águas Vermelhas (MG) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos |url=https://g1.globo.com/mg/grande-minas/eleicoes/2024/noticia/2024/12/31/prefeito-de-aguas-vermelhas-mg-toma-posse-nesta-quarta-1o-veja-lista-de-vereadores-eleitos.ghtml |website=G1 |publisher=Globo |access-date=5 January 2025 |language=Brazilian Portuguese |date=31 December 2024}}{{cite web |title=Gestor |url=https://aguasvermelhas.mg.gov.br/gestores |website=Prefeitura Municipal de Águas Vermelhas |publisher=Prefeitura Municipal de Águas Vermelhas |access-date=5 January 2025 |language=Brazilian Portuguese}}

| leader_title2 = Vice Mayor

| leader_name2 = Uilton Pereira Figueiredo (PDT) (2025-2028){{cite web |title=Vice |url=https://aguasvermelhas.mg.gov.br/vices |website=Prefeitura Municipal de Águas Vermelhas |publisher=Prefeitura Municipal de Águas Vermelhas |access-date=5 January 2025 |language=Brazilian Portuguese}}

| area_total_km2 = 1256.61

| elevation_m = 779

| population_total = 14,037

| population_as_of = 2022{{cite web |title=Águas Vermelhas |url=https://www.ibge.gov.br/cidades-e-estados/mg/aguas-vermelhas.html |website=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística |publisher=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística |access-date=16 August 2024}}

| population_density_km2 = 11.17

| population_demonym = Águas-vermelhense (Brazilian Portuguese)

| timezone = Brasília Time

| utc_offset = -03:00

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 39990-000, 39993-000{{cite web |title=Código Postal Águas Vermelhas/MG - Brasil |url=https://codigo-postal.org/brasil/mg/aguas-vermelhas/ |website=Código Postal |publisher=Código Postal |access-date=26 August 2024}}

| blank_name = HDI (2010)

| blank_info = 0.601 – medium

| website = [https://aguasvermelhas.mg.gov.br/ aguasvermelhas.mg.gov.br]

}}

Águas Vermelhas is a city in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 its population was estimated to be 13,599 in a total area of 1,258 km².[https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/mg/aguas-vermelhas/panorama IBGE 2020]

The city belongs to the mesoregion of Jequitinhonha and to the microregion of Salinas. The elevation of the municipal seat is 758 meters. It became a municipality in 1962. This municipality is located on the Rio Mosquito and is 13 km. west of the important BR-116 highway. It forms a boundary with the state of Minas Gerais.

Municipal boundaries are with: Ninheira, Divisa Alegre, Curral de Dentro, Berizal, São João do Paraíso, and Medina.

The main economic activities are cattle raising and farming. The GDP was R$50,544,000 (2005). There was 1 banking agency in 2006. In the rural area there were 596 farms with around 2,000 people involved in the agricultural sector. There were 63 tractors, a ratio of one tractor for every 10 farms. The main crops were coffee, bananas, sugarcane, beans, manioc, and corn. In the health sector there were 4 health clinics and 01 hospital with 46 beds. The score on the Municipal Human Development Index was 0.628. This ranked Divisa Alegre 792 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. See [http://www.frigoletto.com.br/GeoEcon/idhmg.htm Frigoletto] for the complete list.