Serranópolis

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Serranópolis
State	Goiás
Area:	5,526.5 km²
Population:	5,565 (IBGE 2005)
Elevation:	750 m above sea level
Postcode (CEP):	75820-000
IBGE statistical microregion:	013 Southwest Goiás Microregion
Became a city:	1958
Distance to Goiânia:	364 km.
Website:	Serranópolis

Serranópolis is a small town and municipality in southeast Goiás state, Brazil. It is one of the largest municipalities in the state in area and one of the most sparsely inhabited. It is a large producer of cattle and soybeans. It's also one of the coldest towns in Goiás, with temperatures falling below 10°C regularly during winter months.

1 Location
2 Highway connections
3 Political information
4 Demographic information
5 Economic information
6 Education (2005)
7 Health (2003)
8 Tourism
9 Municipal Human Development Index
10 See also
11 Sources of data

[edit] Location

Serranópolis is located 50 km. south of Jataí and about 80 km. north of the border with Mato Grosso do Sul. It is in the Southwest Goiás Microregion and has the following boundaries:

north: Jataí
south: Aporé
west: Mineiros
east: Itajá

It is crossed by the Verde and Corrente rivers, which are tributaries of the Paranaíba.

[edit] Highway connections

Highway connections are made by paved road north to the important BR-060 highway near Jataí, which is 46 kilometers away. The distance from state capital, Goiânia, is 381 km. Main highway connections are made by BR-060 / Abadia de Goiás / Guapó / Indiara / Acreúna / Rio Verde / Jataí / GO-184 / BR-060 / Estreito.

[edit] Political information

Mayor: Adenir Domingos Facco (01 / 04 / 2006)
City council: 09 members
Eligible voters: 4,970 (April/2006)

[edit] Demographic information

Population density: 1.01 inhab/km² (2005)
Urban population: 4,095 (2000)
Rural population: 2,352 (2000)
Population growth: a gain of about 200 people since 1980

[edit] Economic information

The economy is based on agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. In 2002 the GDP was 76.8 million Reais. This was ranked 72 out of 246 municipalities in the state. The agricultural sector produced 56.9 million Reais of the GDP, with industry providing 1.9 million Reais, and services providing 16.6 million Reais.

Industrial units: 3 (2005)
Commercial units: 59 (2005)
Dairy: none (22/05/2006)
Destillery: Energética Serranópolis Ltda. (May/2006)
Meat-packing plant: none (22/05/2006)
Financial institutions: -BRADESCO S.A.

-Banco do Brasil S.A (01/06/2005)

Automobiles: 410 (2004)
Cattle herd: 277,831 head (10,196 milk cows) (2004)
Poultry: 193,875 head (2004)
Swine: 4,780 head (2004)
Main crops: rice (20 kmª), bananas, sugarcane (30 kmª), beans, manioc, sunflowers, corn (77 kmª), sorghum (15 kmª) and soybeans (300 kmª).

[edit] Education (2005)

Schools: 10
Classrooms: 61
Teachers: 104
Students: 1,874
Higher education: none
Adult literacy rate: 84.1% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)

[edit] Health (2003)

Hospitals: 1
Hospital beds: 19
Ambulatory clinics: 3
Doctors, nurses, dentists: 4, 1, 2 (2002)
Infant mortality rate: 13.70 (2000) (national average was 33.0)

[edit] Tourism

This area has great touristic potential. Unpolluted rivers, rapids, waterfalls, peaks, and caves make it a much sought-after touristic destination. The Emas National Park lies to the west.

There are at least forty caves with paintings left by earlier inhabitants. These show figures of lizards, emas, and parrots and also geometric designs.

The history of European occupation is relatively recent. The first settlers arrived in the decade of the 1880s and grew rice, tobacco, coffee, corn, and beans. In 1953 the settlement called Serra do Cafezal had its name changed to Nuputira, which later was changed to Serranópolis, becomng independent from Jataí in 1959.