Buriti Alegre
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Buriti Alegre is a small town and municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 8,703 inhabitants ( 2005 estimate) in a total area of 945 km². Buriti Alegre is a large producer of poultry products.
- Elevation: 786
- Became a city: 1920
- Postal code: 75660-000
Location and communications
Buriti is located in the extreme south of the state between Morrinhos and Itumbiara. It is part of the Meia Ponte Microregion [1]
The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 181 km. The distance to the important BR-153 highway is 26 km. The elevation is 620 meters above sea level.
Highway connections from Goiânia are made by BR-153, passing through Aparecida de Goiânia and Professor Jamil and taking GO-419. [2]
Buriti has boundaries with the following municipalities: Morrinhos (north); Itumbiara and Tupaciguara, (south); Água Limpa (east); and Goiatuba (west).
The municipality is crossed by several rivers, the most important being the Paranaíba and the Corumbá. There is also the Pirancanjuba, which flows into the Corumbá. The Lago das Brisas with an area of 778 km² is formed by the meeting of the waters of the Piracanjuba, Corumbá and Paranaíba.
Demographic and political data
- Population density in 2003: 9.71 inhab/km²
- Population growth rate 1991-2000: -0.03.%
- Population in 1980: 8,803
- Population in 1991: 8,742
- Urban population in 2003: 7,332
- Rural population in 2003: 1,379
- Eligible voters in 2004: 6,939
- City government in 2005: mayor (João Alfredo de Mello Neto), vice-mayor (José Martins Marques), and 09 councilpersons
- Income distribution: In 2,892 households, 1,880 reported less than one minimum salary in 2000.
[edit] Economy
The economy is based on cattle raising and agriculture, which is diversified, producing corn, rice, soybeans, oranges, and bananas. In the 1950s Buriti had one of the largest herds of zebu cattle in the country, but today the number is around 80 thousand head. There are slaughterhouses for cattle and poultry in the town.
Agricultural Production
- Cattle raising: 83,000 head in 2003
- Poultry raising: 6,636,000 head in 2004
- cotton: 648 tons in 2.4 km²
- rice: 1,950 tons in 15 km²
- bananas: 940 tons in 1.2 km²
- oranges: 4,750 tons in 2.97 km²
- corn: 4,300 tons in 10 km²
- soybeans: 8,000 tons in 50 km²
- Gross Domestic Product: R$54.127 million in 2003
- Per capita GDP: R$6,216 in 2003
- Financial institutions: Banco do Brasil S.A. in 2005
- Commercial establishments: 100 in 2005
- Motor vehicles: 1,043 automobiles, 63 pickups, and 236 motorcycles in 2004
Health
- Health units: 03
- Hospitals: 01, with 34 beds in 2003
- Doctors, nurses, and dentists in public service: 05, 02, 01 in 2002
- Infant mortality rate in 2000: 21.47
- Infant mortality rate in 1990: 29.47
Education
- Schools: 09 in 2005
- Classrooms: 73 in 2005
- Teachers: 112 in 2005
- Total number of students: 2,463 in 2005
- Higher education: none in 2005
- Literacy rate in 2000: 84.4
Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index
- Life expectancy: 69.95
- Adult literacy rate: 0.839
- School attendance rate: 0.856
- MHDI: 0.758
- State ranking: 62 (out of 242 municipalities)
- National ranking: 1,654 (out of 5,507 municipalities)
Data are from 2000
