Campinaçu
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Campinaçu is a small town and municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil.
- Estimated population in July, 2005: 3,221
- Population in 2000: 3,596
- Total area: 1,981.7 km²
- Elevation: 690 meters
- Became a municipality: 1982
- IBGE statistical microregion: Porangatu Microregion
- Postal code: 76440-000
Campinaçu is surrounded by the following municipalities:
- north: Minaçu
- east: Colinas do Sul
- west: Campinorte and Uruaçu
- south: Niquelândia
- Distance to Goiânia: 462 km.
- Highway connections from Goiânia: GO-080 / Nerópolis / São Francisco de Goiás / BR-153 / Jaraguá / GO-080 / Goianésia / Barro Alto / GO-342 / BR-080 / BR-153 / Uruaçu / Santa Tereza de Goiás / GO-241 / Formoso. See Seplan
Demographic and Political Data
- Population density in 2003: 1.76 inhab/km²
- Population growth rate 1991/2000: -2.09.%
- Population in 1980: 4,483
- Population in 1991: 3,848
- Urban population in 2003: 1,920
- Rural population in 2003: 1,548
- Eligible voters in 2004: 3,107
- City government in 2005: mayor (Lindomar Gomes Ferreira), vice-mayor (Ademar da Costa Moreira), and 09 councilmembers
Economic Situation
The main economic activities are cattle raising with 64,000 head (IBGE 2004) and plantations of rice, corn, manioc, and sugar cane.
- GDP in 2003: R$18.607 million
- GDP per capita in 2003: R$5,479
- Industrial units: none
- Destilleries: none
- Packing houses: none
- Dairies: none
- Retail units: 27
- Financial institutions: none
- automobiles in 2004: 64
Animal Raising in 2004
- cattle herd: 64,390
- dairy cows: 5,290
- milk production: 4.795 million liters a year
- poultry: 23,700
- swine: 3,500
Main agricultural products in 2005
- rice: 200 hectares producing 360 tons
- corn: 380 hectares producing 1,140 tons
Health in 2003
- infant mortality: 14.32
- public health clinics: 02
- hospitals: 01 with 21 beds
Education in 2005
- literacy rate in 2000: 80.5
- schools: 07
- classrooms: 34
- teachers: 72
- students: 1,296
- higher education: none
Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index
Campinaçu occupies 132nd place out of 242 municipalities on the MHDI-M.
- Life expectancy: 73.2
- Adult literacy rate: 0.782
- School attendance rate: 0.848
- MHDI: 0.733
- State ranking: 132 (out of 242 municipalities)
- National ranking: 2,345 (out of 5,505 municipalities)
Data are from 2000
