Mozarlândia

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Mozarlândia is a small city and municipality in north-central Goiás state, Brazil.

Population (2005): 11,880
Total area (2002): 1,734.3 km²
Elevation: 320 meters
Became a municipality: 1963
Statistical microregion: 001 São Miguel do Araguaia Microregion
Postal code: 76700-000

1 Location
2 Climate
3 Rivers, Lakes, and Mountains
4 Political Information
5 Demographic Information
6 Economic Information
7 Health and Education
8 Name of the town
9 Tourism
10 Municipal Human Development Index
11 Sources of Data

[edit] Location

It is located in the Valley of the Araguaia River, 300 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia, and is served by highways GO-164 and GO-334.

The distance to Goiânia is 313 km. Highway connections are made by GO-070 / Goianira / Inhumas / Itaberaí / BR-070 / Goiás / GO-164 / Araguapaz / GO-347. For the complete list of distances in Goiás see Seplan

It forms its northern boundary with the municipality of Nova Crixás; its western boundary with Aruanã; its southern boundary with Araguapaz; and its eastern boundary with Crixás.

[edit] Climate

The average annual temperature is 15ºC, the maximum is 42ºC and the maximum average is around 28ºC. Annual rainfall is about 1,700 mililiters. The climate is classified as tropical with two well defined seasons: rainy from October to March, and dry from April to September. The topography is 47% flat, 48% wavy, and 5% mountainous.

[edit] Rivers, Lakes, and Mountains

The main rivers that bathe the municipality are the Rio Tesouras and Rio do Peixe, besides the streams (córregos) of Alagadinho, Alagado, São João, Fogueira, Barreirinho, do Gato, Lagoinha, do Buriti, do Manoel and Muquém. Because of the flat topography near the main rivers, there are places that have a rich formation in lakes: Landi, Lolito, Pedra, Correia, da Onça, da Mãe, Redondo, Cabaça and many others. The mountains that stand out are Constantino, Pimenta, Pouso Alto, Jiripoca, Tombador and Bananal and the hills of São João and Engano.

[edit] Political Information

In January 2005 the Mayor was João Soares de Oliveira and the Vice-mayor was Mailton de Oliveira Souza. The city council had 9 members and there were 9,320 eligible voters in 2004.

[edit] Demographic Information

In 2003 the population density was 6.65 inhab/km². In 2003 the urban population was 10,321 and the rural population was 1,206. The population has increased by more than 3,000 people since 1980. From 1991 to 2000 the geometric population increase was 1.17.%.

[edit] Economic Information

With an economy based on cattle raising, Mozarlândia has one of the largest packing houses in the country. The biggest exporter of meat from Brazil and the second in Latin America, the Frigorífico Bertin, installed two years ago in the town, has the capacity to slaughter 1,500 head per day. The meat is exported to Egypt, United States, Chile, and Iran.

In Mozarlândia flour, meat, bone, and blood are all processed. The leather is sent in a natural state to a tanner in São Luís de Montes Belos.

There were 177,115 head of cattle in 2005. The production of poultry and swine was on a modest scale. The main agricultural products in planted area were rice, corn, bananas, rubber, and soybeans. None of these crops exceed 1,000 hectares in planted area.

In 2005 there were 8 industrial units and 120 retail units in the city. The banking sector was represented by three institutions: Banco do Brasil S.A - Banco Itaú S.A. - BRADESCO S.A. In 2004 there were 665 automobiles, 100 trucks, 51 pickup trucks, and 738 motorcycles. The sector employing more workers was the transformation industry with 1,222 workers, followed by commerce with 344 workers.

[edit] Health and Education

In 2003 there were 2 hospitals (1 private) with 33 beds and 2 walk-in health clinics. In 2002 there were 8 doctors, 1 nurse, and 2 dentists. The infant mortility rate was 28.8 in every 1,000 live births in 2000, which was below the national rate of 35.0 in the same year.

In 2005 the school system had 10 schools, 74 classrooms, 132 teachers, and 3,821 students. Included were 2 middle schools, one public and one private. There were no institutions of higher learning. IN 2000 the adult literacy rate was 84.2%, below the national average of 86.4% in the same year.

[edit] Name of the town

The name of the city has no connection with the great Austrian composer. It is in homage to Mozar Andrade Mota who distributed land to settlers and ranchers who wanted to stay in the area. Mota was mayor for two terms and in his administrations he carried out important works, like the building of the forum, the public jail, and two plazas. He donated land to schools, churches, the city hall, the aerodrome, and the cemetery. He brought electricity and built the first schools. He died in 1993 remembered by his fellow citizens in the name of the town where he lived.

[edit] Tourism

One of the most awaited yearly events is the Agro-cattle Exposition, which occurs in August. An average of 15,000 visitors come to the town for the four days the festivities last.