Dom Bosco, Formoso, Natalândia, Unaí, and Uruana de Minas. Economy The region has experienced rapid development in recent years after the building of Brasília and the opening up of the cerrado soils to cultivation of soybeans and irrigated rice. There are large herds of cattle—305,000 head (35,000 milking cows)--and extensive plantations of corn, beans, soybeans, sorghum, and rice. The main agricultural products in planted area in 2006 were oranges, passion fruit, cotton, garlic, rice, beans, corn, soybeans, sorghum, and wheat. There were 8 banks: Banco do Brasil, Bradesco, Caixa Federal de Depósitos, HSBC, Itaú, Mercantil, Crediunai, and Crediparnor. PLanted area of main crops in 2006 Soybeans: 83,000 ha. Sorghum: 12,000 ha. Corn: 34,000 ha. Rice: 1,300 ha. Beans: 40,000 ha. Coffee: 1,635 ha. Bananas: 80 ha. Oranges: 116 ha. Farm data for 2006 Number of farms: 3,596 Total area: 664,351 ha. Planted area: 170,000 ha. Area in natural pasture: 313,408 ha. Persons working in agriculture: 12,500 Health and education Primary schools: 31 Enrollment: 13,222 (2006) Middle and secondary schools: 9 Enrollment: 4,084 There are six university education institutions in the city: Inesc (Private) Factu (Private) Facisa (Private) Unimontes (Public - Estadual) UNIP (Private) UFVJM - Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (Public - Federal) Health clinics: 19 (2005) Hospitals: 4 with 208 beds (43 beds in public hospitals) Municipal Human Development Index MHDI: .812 Ranking in the state: 21 out of 853 municipalities in 2000 Ranking in the country: 343 out of 5,138 municipalities in 2000 Literacy rate: 87% Life expectancy: 74.7 Culture The city is rich in theater groups and libraries, including the municipal library of the city, which has one of the greatest literary achievements of the State of Minas Gerais. There is a museum and also a cinema in the city. Theaters: Grupo Anônimo de Teatro Universitário. Grupo Asas do Vento Os Casuais Grupo Teatral Fênix CIA Cínica de Teatro Grupo Teatral Ador'arte Grupo Teatral Shalon Grupo Teatral Kirios Grupo Ob-Cervantes (Extinto) Grupo T.I.L (Teatro Interiorano Livre) Grupo Teatral Filhos de Deus Libraries: Biblioteca Pio XII Biblioteca Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco (Municipal) Biblioteca Juscelino Kubitschek Biblioteca Comunitária See also List of municipalities in Minas Gerais References External links City Hall of Unaí website Government of the State of Minas Gerais website Municipalities in Minas Gerais