Matrinchã
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Matrinchã is a small town and municipality in west-central Goiás state, Brazil.
- Population (2005): 4,928
- Total area (2002): 1,150.9 km²
- Elevation: 315 meters
- Became a municipality: 1989
- Postal code: 76730-000
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[edit] Location
- Statistical microregion: Rio Vermelho Microregion
- Distance to the state capital: 261 km.
- Distance to regional center (Goiás Velho): 106 km.
- Highway connections: GO-070 / Goianira / Inhumas / Itaberaí / BR-070 / Goiás / Itapirapuã / GO-070 / Águas de São João. [1]
Neighboring municipalities: Araguapaz, Faina, Aruanã Itapirapuã, and Britânia
[edit] Geography and Climate
The main rivers are the Rio Vermelho, which has beaches, tropical vegetation, and a great variety of animals and fish; Rio do Peixe, and Rio Ferreira.
The climate is classified as semi-humid tropical, with a minimum temperature of 15ºC, an average of 30ºC, and a maximum of 40ºC. [2]
[edit] Political Information
In January 2005 the mayor was Natalino Lucas and the vice-mayor was João Batista Costa. There were 9 members on the city council and the number of eligible voters was 3,956 in 2003.
[edit] Demographic Information
In 2003 the population density was 4.10 inhabitants/km². The population has grown steadily since 1991, a year after the municipality was created. In 1991 there were 3,869 inhabitants. The growth rate from 1991 to 2000 was 1.74.%. Most of the population is urban with 3,500 living in the urban area and 1,221 living in the rural area in 2003.
[edit] Economy
The economy is based on cattle raising but most inhabitants are employed in services, public employment, and small transformation industries. In 2005 there were 5 industrial units and 39 retail units. There was one dairy--C.R. Indústria e Comércio de Laticínios Ltda--and a branch of the Banco do Brasil S.A. The number of motor vehicles in 2004 was: 244 automobiles, 24 trucks, 9 pickups, and 166 motorcycles.
In 2004 there were 115,852 cattle. Poultry and swine numbers were modest. The main agricultural products were pineapple, cotton, rice, beans, manioc, corn, hearts of palm, soybeans (750 hectares planted), and tomato. No agricultural crop exceeded 1,000 planted hectares in 2005.
[edit] Health and Education
In 2003 there was 1 hospital with 16 beds and 2 walk-in public health clinics. There were 5 doctors, 2 nurses, and 2 dentists in 2002. The infant mortality rate was 28.53 in 2000.
The school system had 6 schools, 33 classrooms, 60 teachers, and 1,686 students in 2005. There were no institutions of higher education. The adult literacy rate was 82.4% in 2000.
Ranking on the 2000 Municipal Human Development Index
- Life expectancy: 67.2
- Adult literacy rate: 0.798
- School attendance rate: 0.813
- MHDI: 0.710
- State ranking: 197 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000)
- National ranking: 2,830 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000)
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