Morrinhos, Goiás
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| Morrinhos | |
|---|---|
| State | Goiás |
| Area: | 2,846.2 km² |
| Population: | 39,745 (IBGE 2005) |
| Elevation: | 771 m above sea level |
| Postcode (CEP): | 75650-000 |
| IBGE statistical microregion: | Meia Ponte Microregion |
| Became a city: | 1871 |
| Distance to Goiânia: | 128 km |
| Website: | Prefeitura Municipal de Morrinhos |
Morrinhos is a small city and municipality in southern Goiás state, Brazil. It is a large producer of agricultural products, especially poultry and dairy products.
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[edit] Location
Morrinhos is located almost directly south of the state capital, Goiânia and is 8 km. west of the important BR153 highway, which links Goiânia to São Paulo. It is the gateway to the important Caldas Novas hot water spa, which lies 52 km. to the east. The distance to Goiânia is 128 km.
Neighboring municipalities are:
- North: Piracanjuba
- South: Buriti Alegre and Goiatuba
- East: Caldas Novas, Rio Quente, and Água Limpa
- West: Joviânia, Aloândia, and Pontalina
[edit] Political information
In January 2005 the Mayor was Rogério Carlos Troncoso Chaves and the Vice-mayor was Renato Antônio Fernandes. The city council had 9 members and there were 29,388 eligible voters in 2004.
[edit] Demographic information
In 2003 the population density was 13.47 inhab/km². The population has grown at a moderate pace since 1980, when it was 32,122. The geometric growth rate between 1991 and 2000 was 1.42.%. In 2003 most of the population was living in the urban area, which had 32,405 inhabitants, while 5,940 people were living in the rural area.
[edit] Climate and geography
The climate is mainly tropical humid, with tempertures varying between 18 and 24 °C. The topography is flat and the relief is wavy. The flora is composed mainly of small woods with aroeira, cedar, jacaranda, ipê, and some medicinal plants like douradinha, quinine, chapéu-de-couro, and congonha.
[edit] Economy
The economy is based on agriculture, services, and small industries. Agriculture is the main economic activity and the main crops are soybeans, corn, rice, beans, tomatoes, cotton, pineapples, and citrus fruits. The cattle herd is large, with 283,370 head in 2004. With 66,860 dairy cattle, milk production is very important and Morrinhos was the third largest producer of milk in Goiás with over 74 million liters annual production in 2004.
There was a substantial poultry industry with 357,000 head in 2004.
In 2005 there was 1 industrial zone in the city, 75 industrial units, and 425 retail units. There were 2 dairies: Marajoara Indústria de Laticínios Ltda.; - Cooperativa Mista dos Produtos de Leite de Morrinhos Ltda (3 units). The financial sector was represented by 5 branches: Banco do Brasil S.A. - BRADESCO S.A. - Banco Itaú S.A. - Banco ABN AMRO Real S.A - CEF.
[edit] Sectors of employment
The main sectors of employment were:
- Agriculture: 12 units and 53 workers
- Transformation industries: 111 units and 1,006 workers
- Construction: 13 units and 91 workers
- Commerce: 596 units and 1,824 workers
- Restaurants and Hotels: 44 units and 148 workers
- Transport: 68 units and 185 workers
- Public administration: 4 units and 885 workers
[edit] Motor vehicles
In 2004 there were 5,371 automobiles, 495 trucks, 403 pickup trucks, and 2,204 motorcycles.
Main agricultural products in total planted area:
- oranges: 1.9 km²
- cotton: 31.6 km²
- rice: 20 km²
- beans: 49.3 km²
- watermelon: 2.2 km²
- corn: 33 km²
- soybeans: 352 km²
- sorghum: 15 km²
- tomatoes: 7.8 km²
- wheat: 3 km²
Data are from 2005
[edit] Health and education
In 2003 there were 3 hospitals with 101 beds. One hospital was public and 2 were private. There were 19 walk-in health clinics. In 2002 there were 60 doctors, 10 nurses, and 6 dentists in the city. the infant mortality rate was 13.88 in 2000, well below the state and national average.
In 2005 the school system had 42 schools, 271 classrooms, 496 teachers, and 10,970 students. There were 6 middle and secondary schools--2 private and 4 public. Higher education was represented by a campus of the state university: UEG - Faculdade de Educação, Ciências e Letras de Morrinhos - FECLEM. The adult literacy rate was 88.9% in 2000.
[edit] Origin of the name
The name of the town comes from the hills (morros) of Ovo, Catraca, and Cruz, well-known points in the region.
[edit] High quality of life
Morrinhos is one of the best places to live in the state. In the United Nations Human Development Index it had a rating of 0.806,which ranked it in 6th place out of a total of 242 municipalities in the state of Goiás. Nationally it was ranked 806 out of 5,503 municipalities. For the complete list see Frigoletto.com. br
[edit] Tourism
The ecological park of Jatobá Centenário was inaugurated in 1996. It has about 0.5 km² of virgen forest and around 2,100 meters of trails. Various species of fauna can be found. The most common are the macacos-pregos (nail monkeys), tatus (armadillos), tamanduás, capivaras, wolves, foxes, deer, fish, jabutis, ducks, egrets, hawks, toucans, jaós, partrige, bem-te-vi, and joão-de-barro, among others.
The Jatobá centenário (centenary) is the largest tree in the park and it impresses the visitor with its majestic beauty. There are several natural lakes in the forest with cold and clear waters.
