Vicentinópolis

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Vicentópolis
State	Goiás
Area:	737.2 km²
Population:	6,503 (IBGE 2005)
Elevation:	646m
Postcode (CEP):	75555-000
IBGE statistical microregion:	015 Meia Ponte Microregion
Became a city:	1980
Distance to Goiânia:	176 km.
Website:	none

Vicentinópolis is a small town and municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 6,503 inhabitants in 2005 in a total area of 737.2 km². The average elevation is 646 meters and the town became a municipality in 1980.

1 Location
2 Political Information
3 Demographic Information
4 Economic Information
5 Education (2005)
6 Health (2003)
7 See also
8 Sources of Data

[edit] Location

Vicentinópolis is located in the Meia Ponte Microregion, 22 kilometers west of Joviânia and 65 kilometers south of Edéia. The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 176 km. Highway connections are made by BR-060 / Abadia de Goiás / Guapó / Indiara / GO-320 / Edéia. For a list of distances see Seplan

Neighboring municipalities are:

north: Edéia
south: Porteirão and Goiatuba
east: Joviânia and Pontalina
west: Edéia

[edit] Political Information

Mayor: Neilton Ferreira de Ozêda (January 2005)
City council: 09 members
Eligible voters: 5,095 (April/2006)

[edit] Demographic Information

Population density: 8.82 inhab/km² (2005)
Urban population: 4,927 (2000)
Rural population: 1,088 (2000)
Population growth: a gain of about 1,400 people since 1980

[edit] Economic Information

The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries.

In 2002 the GDP was 73.9 million Reais. This was ranked 74 out of 246 municipalities in the state. The agricultural sector produced 50.8 million Reais, the industrial sector produced 2.3 million Reais, and the services sector produced 20.4 million Reais.

Industrial units: 4 (2005)
Commercial units: 91 (2005)
Dairy: none (22/05/2006)
Meat-packing plant: none (22/05/2006)
Financial institutions: - Banco do Brasil S.A.

- Banco Itaú S.A. (01/06/2005)

Automobiles: 566 (2004)
Cattle herd: 34,000 head (7,710 milk cows) (2004)
Poultry: 39,600 head (2004)
Swine: 1,600 head (2004)
Main crops: rice (200 hectares), beans, manioc, corn (3,793 hectares), sorghum (10,800 hectares), wheat, tomatoes, and soybeans (40,600 hectares).

[edit] Education (2005)

Schools: 4
Classrooms: 42
Teachers: 101
Students: 1,739
Higher education: campus of the Universidade Estadual de Goiás
Adult literacy rate: 84.1% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)

[edit] Health (2003)

Hospitals: 2
Hospital beds: 36
Ambulatory clinics: 2
Doctors, nurses, dentists: 6, 3, 2 (2002)
Infant mortality rate: 14.96 (2000) (national average was 33.0).

The municipality achieved a score of 0.773 on the United Nations Human Development Index, placing it in 37th place out of 242 municipalities in the state of Goiás. (2000)

For the complete list see Frigoletto.com