Fazenda Nova

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Fazenda Nova is a small town and municipality in central-west Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 7,048 (2005 estimate) in a total area of 1,285.7 km².

Population density: 5.52 hab/km² (2003)
Elevation: 476 meters
Became a city: 1953
Postal code: 76220-000

Fazenda Nova is located northwest of the state capital, Goiânia, which is 206 km. away taking highways GO-418 and GO-060. Fazenda Nova belongs to the Iporá Microregion.

Municipal boundaries are with: Buriti de Goiás, Córrego do Ouro, Israelândia, Jaupaci, Jussara, Montes Claros de Goiás and Novo Brasil.

Political Data

Eligible voters: 5,496 (06/09/2004)
Mayor: João Batista de Medeiros (January 2005)
Vice-mayor: Irineu de Souza Corrêa
Councilmembers: 09

Demographic Data

Population growth rate 1991/2000: -0.11.%
Population in 1980: 9,887
Population in 1991: 7,165
Urban population in 2003: 4,783
Rural population in 2003: 2,288
Households in 2000: 2,265
Households earning less than 01 minimum salary: 1,049

Economic Data

Gross Domestic Product in 2003: R$43,566 million
Gross Domestic Product in 2002: R$36,095 million
State ranking of GDP in 2002: 119 out of 246 municipalities
PIB per capita in 2003: R$6,167
PIB per capita in 2002: R$5,104 (state average was R$5,921)
Industrial units: 11 (10/06/2005)
Retail units: 68 (abr/2005)
Banking institutions: Banco do Brasil S.A (01/06/2005)
Dairies: Laticínios Morrinhos Ind. e Com. Ltda.; - Coop. Prod. de Leite da Regional de Fazenda Nova (07/06/2005)
Automobiles: 205 in 2004
Cattle: 117,800 head (2004)
Poultry: 48,500
Swine: 7,700
Milk cows: 24,000
Rice: 200 hectares
Corn: 700 hectares
Soybeans: 130 hectares
Modest production of manioc, hearts of palm, and bananas.