Água Fria de Goiás
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Água Fria de Goiás is a small town and municipality in northern Goiás state, Brazil. In 2005 the population was 4778 and the area of the municipality was 2036.7 km².
- Population density: 2.28 inhab/km² (2003)
- Population growth rate: 1.31.% (1991-2000)
- Urban population: 1695 (2003)
- Rural population: 2296 (2003) In 1980 the rural population was 3032 and the urban population was 944.
- Number of households: 1144
- Registered voters: 4468 (09/06/2004)
- Elevation: 980 meters.
- Postal code: 73780-000
Água Fria became a city in 1989 when it was dismembered from Planaltina de Goiás in 1989. Água Fria is located in the microregion called Entorno de Brasília, although it is almost 156 kilometers to the Plano Piloto of Brasília. Communications are made by BR-020 to Planaltina, then north passing through Planaltina de Goiás. Another road links Água Fria by way of Mimoso de Goiás and Padre Bernardo.
The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 342 km. Highway connections are made by BR-153 / Anápolis / BR-060 / Alexânia / Planaltina (DF) / GO-430 / BR-010/GO-118 / São Gabriel (district) / GO-230. For the complete list see Seplan
Municipal boundaries:
- north: Niquelândia and Colinas do Sul
- east: Formosa
- west: Mimoso de Goiás
- south: Planaltina de Goiás
Basic facts
- It is a quiet rural town far from the urban phenomena common to the cities located near Brasília.
- The urban area shows a nucleus of small dimension, made up of one main avenue, unpaved, and some cross streets. Along the avenue are the main public services which include the following: post office, telephone station, police station, town hall, health center, community center, tax office, a small library, and some small commercial shops and bars.
- The residences are on the side streets, which are also unpaved.
- The dwellings are mainly adobe or brick.
- Water is furnished to the population but is untreated.
- The sewage system consists of individual dwellings using septic tanks.
- There is only one health clinic (with a non-resident doctor) and one school.
- The economy is based on cattle raising and plantations of oranges, soybeans, corn, and beans. The orange, corn, soybean, and bean crops are especially large. Local commerce offers few employment possibilities and the biggest employer is the local government. This portrait is from Study of Água Fria
Largest Producer of Oranges and Tangerines in Goiás
- oranges: Água Fria had a production of 18720 tons in 2003, which was 17.02% of the orange production in the state.
- tangerines: the production was 2.10 thousand tons in 2003, which was 19.3% of the state production.
- Gross Domestic Product: $R 50.2 million in 2002, which was 0.16% of the state GDP of $R 31.298 billion. In 2003 the GDP had increased to R$56.272 million. [1]
- Gross Domestic Product per capita: $R 10903 in 2002, which was higher than the state GDP per capita of $R 5921. In 2003 the GDP per capita had increased to R$12062. [2]
The main agricultural products in 2003:
- bananas: 50 hectares / 370 tons
- coffee: 45 hectares / 172 tons
- oranges: 650 hectares / 18720 tons
- tangerines: 140 hectares / 2100 tons
- rice: 450 hectares / 650 tons
- beans: 5880 hectares / 16020 tons
- corn: 6680 hectares / 38856 tons
- soybeans: 9000 hectares / 27000 tons
Source: IBGE
The cattle herd had 45100 head in 2003.
Economic Enterprises
- agriculture: 03 units with 12 workers
- transformation: 04 units with 08 workers
- public administration, defense, social security: 05 units with 142 workers
Vehicles (2004)
- automobiles: 124
- trucks: 25
- pickups: 05
- motorcycles: 21
Source: [3]
Health and Education
- Health establishments: 02 (2002)
- Hospital beds: 0
- Doctors / nurses / dentists: 03 / 02 / 02
- Primary schools / enrollment / teachers: 12 / 1,078 / 58 (2004)
- Secondary schools / enrollment / teachers: 02 / 290 / 19
Source: [4]
Households and Salaries
- Total number of households in 2000: 1144
- No income: 202
- Less than one minimum salary: 341
- From one to two: 352
- From two to three: 103
- From three to five: 65
- From five to ten: 52
- More than ten minimum salaries: 29
The minimum salary in April 2000 was R$151.00. The minimum salary of April 2006 was R$350.00, which was $167.40 US dollars on April 30, 2006.
Ranking on the United Nations Municipal Human Development Index
- Life expectancy: 68.34
- Adult literacy: 0.779
- School attendance: 0.731
- HDI-M: 0.695
- State ranking: 212 (out of 242 municipalities)
- National ranking: 3064 (out of 5507 municipalities)
Data are from 2000
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