Ladainha, Minas Gerais
Ladainha | |
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Municipality | |
.jpg) Pedra da Marta Rocha | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Minas Gerais | |
  Ladainha Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 17°37′55″S 41°44′16″W / 17.63194°S 41.73778°W[1] | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Intermediate region | Teófilo Otoni |
| Immediate region | Teófilo Otoni[2] |
| Municipality created | 27 December 1948[3] |
| Installed | 1 January 1949[4] |
| Districts | Ladainha, Concórdia do Mucuri[4] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ronan Jardim Cesar (2025–2028) (Avante) |
| Area | |
• Total | 866.290 km2 (334.476 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[5] | |
• Total | 14,383 |
| 14,263 | |
| • Density | 16.603/km2 (43.002/sq mi) |
| Demonym | ladainhense |
| Socioeconomic indicators | |
| • HDI (2010) | 0.541 |
| • GDP per capita (2023) | R$11,687 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal code | 39825-000[8] |
| Area code | 33[8] |
| Website | www |
Ladainha is a municipality in the Mucuri Valley of northeastern Minas Gerais, Brazil. It belongs to the Immediate Geographic Region of Teófilo Otoni and the Intermediate Geographic Region of Teófilo Otoni.[2] The municipality covers 866.290 km2 (334.476 sq mi). Its population was 14,383 in the 2022 census and was estimated at 14,263 in 2025.[5][7]
The railway reached Ladainha in 1918. Its workshops assembled and maintained locomotives for the Bahia and Minas Railway.[9] The municipality was created in 1948 and installed in 1949. It consists of the districts of Ladainha and Concórdia do Mucuri.[3][4]
History
The district of Sete Posses was created under Teófilo Otoni on 12 May 1894. It took the name Concórdia in 1902 and Ladainha in 1929. In 1938, the district passed to the newly created municipality of Poté.[4]
The Bahia and Minas Railway reached Ladainha in 1918. Construction of its central workshops and employee housing was authorized in 1922. Workers and merchants settled near the station and workshops, where locomotives were assembled and repaired.[9]
State Law No. 336 separated Ladainha from Poté and created the municipality on 27 December 1948. It was installed on 1 January 1949.[3][4] State Law No. 1,039 created the district of Concórdia do Mucuri in 1953.[10]
The railway tracks through Ladainha were removed in 1966.[9]
Geography
Ladainha covers 866.290 km2 (334.476 sq mi) in northeastern Minas Gerais.[5] It borders Novo Cruzeiro, Itaipé, Teófilo Otoni, Poté, Malacacheta, and Setubinha. The municipality consists of the districts of Ladainha and Concórdia do Mucuri.[1][4]
The municipality lies in the Mucuri River basin. The North Mucuri River crosses its territory, and the Bom Sucesso stream joins it near the municipal seat.[1][11]
The terrain is strongly rolling, with elevations from 378 to 1,131 m (1,240 to 3,711 ft). Ladainha lies entirely inside the Alto do Mucuri Environmental Protection Area and within the Atlantic Forest biome.[11]
Economy
Services made up about 75% of Ladainha's GDP in 2021. Of the 839 formal jobs counted that year, 609 were in public administration.[9] The municipality's GDP per capita was R$11,687 in 2023.[5]
Eucalyptus plantations and cattle raising account for much of the land used for agriculture and forestry. These activities occupied a little over 35% of the municipal territory. Small industrial operations extract ornamental stone and construction sand.[9]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Ladainha: mapa municipal [Ladainha: municipal map] (PDF) (Map) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- 1 2 As regiões geográficas intermediárias e imediatas: regiões e municípios [Intermediate and immediate geographic regions: regions and municipalities] (PDF) (Report) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Center for Studies, Research and Socioeconomic Projects, Federal University of Uberlândia. 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Lei nº 336, de 27 de dezembro de 1948" [Law No. 336 of 27 December 1948] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais. 27 December 1948. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ladainha" (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ladainha". Cidades e Estados (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- ↑ "Ronan César 70, prefeito eleito de Ladainha em 2024" [Ronan César 70, mayor elected in Ladainha in 2024]. O Tempo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- 1 2 Estimativas da população residente no Brasil e unidades da federação com data de referência em 1 de julho de 2025 [Estimates of the resident population of Brazil and its federative units as of 1 July 2025] (PDF) (Report) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. 31 October 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- 1 2 Edital de Pregão Presencial nº 016/2025 [Public procurement notice No. 016/2025] (PDF) (Report) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Municipality of Ladainha. 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Morais, Sérgio Lana; Lopes, Erick Vinicius Pereira; Teixeira, Rodrigo Corrêa; Laudares, Sandro (2024). ""Casas esquecidas, viúvas nos portais": a decadência socioeconômica e a condição demográfica do município de Ladainha-MG no período pós-ferroviário" ["Forgotten houses, widows in the doorways": socioeconomic decline and demographic conditions in Ladainha after the railway]. Revista Espinhaço (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 (1). doi:10.5281/zenodo.14501011. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- ↑ "Lei nº 1.039, de 12 de dezembro de 1953" [Law No. 1,039 of 12 December 1953] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais. 12 December 1953. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- 1 2 Plano Municipal de Conservação e Recuperação da Mata Atlântica de Ladainha [Municipal Plan for the Conservation and Recovery of the Atlantic Forest in Ladainha] (PDF) (Report) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Municipality of Ladainha. 2023. pp. 17–20. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
External links
- Official municipal website (in Portuguese)
Media related to Ladainha at Wikimedia Commons
