Chapadão do Céu
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Chapadão do Céu is a small town and municipality in southwestern Goiás state, Brazil. It is a large producer of grains (soybeans and corn) and has a high standard of living.
- Population: 5,100 (IBGE 2005 estimate)
- Total area: 2,190 km².
- IBGE statistical microregion: Southwest Goiás Microregion
- Became a city: 1993
- Elevation: 840 meters
- Postal code: 75828-000
It is located on the dividing line between the states of Mato Grosso do Sul and Goiás. The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 503 km. Connecting highways are BR-060 / Guapó / Cezarina / Indiara / Acreúna / Rio Verde / Jataí / GO-050 (40 km unpaved road). [1]
Municipal boundaries are with:
- North: Serranópolis and Mineiros;
- West: Mineiros and Costa Rica (MS);
- South: Chapadão do Sul (MS);
- East: Aporé.
For a map see [2]
Demographic and Political Data
- Population growth rate 1996/2000: 9.48%
- Population in 1980: n/a
- Population in 1991: n/a
- Urban population in 2003: 2,231
- Rural population in 2003: 1,197
- Eligible voters in 2004: 3,407
- City government in 2005:
- Mayor (Prefeito)--Eduardo Pagnocelli Peixoto
- Vice-mayor (Vice-Prefeito)--Paulo Rodrigues da Cunha
- City council (Vereadores): 09
[edit] Economy
Despite the low fertility of the soil, the region has agricultural potential because of the flat land and abundance of water. There are plantations of soybeans, corn, and rice, which show good averages of productivity after soil correction, modern techniques, and the use of advanced machines and equipment are applied.
Economic Activity
- Gross Domestic Product in 2003: R$234.439 million (25th place in the state)
- Gross Domestic Product in 2002: R$199.284 million
- GDP per capita in 2003: R$50,722 (the state average was R$5,921
- GDP per capita in 2002: R$45,467
- Industrial units: 09 (2005)
- Retail units: 54
- Financial institutions: Banco do Brasil S.A.
Agricultural Production
- cattle: 26,000 head
- rice: 568 hectares
- corn: 52,496 hectares
- soybeans: 76,517 hectares
- sorghum: 28,971 hectares
- cotton: 10,461 hectares
- beans: 2,560 hectares
Data are from 2003 and can be found at IBGE
Best quality of life in Goiás
Chapadão is becoming one of the state's biggest producers of soybeans and corn. It was also singled out in 2003 as having the highest ranking in the state of Goiás on the United Nation's Human Development Index.[3] The index was 0.834, ranking Chapadão 1 out of 242 municipalities in Goiás and 100 out of 5,507 municipalities in the country. All the water in the town is treated, all the children go to public school, and there is almost zero infant mortality. See Human Development Index
Education and Health
- Literacy rate in 2000: 95.1% (the highest in the state)
- Schools: 07 (2005)
- Classrooms: 67
- Teachers: 106
- Students: 2,086
- Infant mortality rate in 2000: 11.36 in 1,000 live births
- Hospitals: 01 with 14 beds (2003)
- Public health clinics: 04
Climate and Tourism
Chapadão do Céu has about 32% of its total area in reserves, including the Parque Nacional das Emas, legal reserves (20% of rural properties) and permanent reserves (banks of rivers, streams, and springs).
The climate is moist tropical with an average annual temperature between 19ºC and 37ºC. The relative air humidity is around 55%. The region is watered by the following rivers: Água Amarela, Aporé, Corrente, Formoso, Jacuba, Prata, Pratinha and Sucuriú. The municipality is the gateway to the largest preserved area of the cerrado bioma in the world: the Parque Nacional das Emas, with its rich variety of flowers, plants, animals, birds, and beautiful landscapes.[4]
