Nova Aurora, Goiás
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Nova Aurora is a small town and municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil.
- Population (2005): 1,978
- Total area (2002): 302.6 km²
- Elevation: 719 meters
- Became a municipality: 1953
- Statistical microregion: Catalão Microregion [1]
- Postal code: 75750-000
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[edit] Location
Nova Aurora is located about fifty kilometes north of the Paranaíba River, which forms the boundary between the states of Goiás and Minas Gerais. It is part of the Catalão Microregion and is 32 kilometers west of this important city. Other nearby towns are Goiandira, 22 km. and Corumbaíba, 37 km.
The distance to Goiânia is 267 km. Highway connections are made by BR-352 / Bela Vista de Goiás / Cristianópolis / GO-139 / Caldas Novas / Corumbaíba / GO-210 /. [2]
Neighboring municipalities are: Corumbaíba, Cumari, Goiandira and Ipameri.
[edit] Political Information
In January 2005 the Mayor was Neuza Maria da Silva Alcino. There were 9 city-council members and the number of eligible voters was 1,634.
[edit] Demographic Information
In 2003 the population density was 6.45 inhab/km². The urban area had 1,685 inhabitants and the rural area had 267. The population grew by only 38 inhabitants from 1980 to 2005.
[edit] Economic Information
In 2005 there were 4 industrial units and 25 retail establishments. There were no financial institutions. Most of the population was employed in public administration, commerce, transformation industries, subsistence agriculture, and cattle raising. There were 184 automobiles in 2004.
In 2004 there were 33,600 head of cattle, 5,800 head of poultry, and 530 head of swine. There were only 3,000 milk cows. The main agricultural products were rice, sugarcane, manioc, and corn--all with fewer than 200 planted hectares.
[edit] Health and Education
In 2003 there were no hospitals and only 1 walk-in health clinic. There were 3 doctors, 1 nurse, and 1 dentist. In 2000 the infant mortality rate was 14.32, well below the national average of 33.0.
In 2005 the school system had 3 schools, 20 classrooms, 37 teachers, and 555 students. There was 1 secondary school with 100 students. IN 2000 the adult literacy rate was 85.9%, slightly below the national average of 86.4%.
[edit] Income Distribution
Of the 601 households in 2000, 222 declared less than 1 minimum salary of income.
Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index
- Life expectancy: 73.2
- Adult literacy rate: 0.846
- School attendance rate: 0.903
- MHDI: 0.785
- State ranking: 23 (out of 242 municipalities)
- National ranking: 946 (out of 5,507 municipalities)
(All data are from 2000)
For the complete list see Frigoletto.com
