Águas Lindas de Goiás
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| Águas Lindas de Goiás | |
|---|---|
| State | Goiás |
| Area: | 278.0 km² |
| Population: | 149,598 (IBGE 2005) |
| Elevation: | 1,080m above sea level |
| Postcode (CEP): | 72910-000 |
| Became a city: | 1997 |
| Distance to Goiânia: | 193 km. |
| Website: | none |
Águas Lindas de Goiás is a city and municipality located in central Goiás, Brazil. Current population (2005) is around 149,598 inhabitants making it the fifth largest city in the state and one of the fastest growing cities in Brazil. The total area is 278 square kilometers and the population is almost entirely urban.
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[edit] Demographics
- Population density: 690.78 inhab/km² (2003)
- Population growth rate: 14.52.% (1996-2000)
- Urban population: 131,878 (2003)
- Rural population: 198 (2003)
- Number of households: 26,388
[edit] Political Information
- Registered voters: 48,039 (09/2005)
- Mayor: José Pereira Soares
- Number of councilpersons: 12
[edit] Location
Águas Lindas is 193 km. from the state capital of Goiânia. Highway connections with Goiânia are made by BR-153 / Anápolis / BR-414 / Cocalzinho de Goiás / BR-070. For the complete list see Seplan
It has borders with Santo Antônio do Descoberto, Cocalzinho de Goiás, and Brasília. It is located west of Brasília and borders on the boundary of the Federal District. It is part of the Entorno de Brasília Microregion, which has over 700000 inhabitants.
[edit] The Economy
The city has no major industries but has a variety of small commercial enterprises ranging from small offices, bars, grocery stores and larger supermarkets. Small industries manufacture furniture, sewage pipes, bicycles, sweets and toys. The informal economy is very strong and many people have stalls in fairs either in the city or in neighboring cities.
- The Gross Domestic Product was $R 214.6 million in 2002, which was 0.68% of the state GDP of 31.298 billion. [1]
- GDP per capita: $R 1646 in 2002, which was way below the state GDP per capita of 5291. [2]
There were 02 financial institutions in the city in 2004. The main economic enterprises in 2003 were:
- transformation: 38 units employing 143 workers
- commerce; auto repair: 602 units employing 1438 workers
- hotels and restaurants: 34 units employing 73 workers
- transport, storage, communication: 20 units employing 887 workers
- education: 54 units employing 222 workers
- health and social services: 21 units employing 55 workers
There were 1,000 cows (300 dairy cows) in 2003. Due to the small territory and the urban characteristics there were no agricultural products registered with the IBGE.
[edit] History
The existence of Águas Lindas is recent, being dismembered in 1997 from the municipality of Santo Antônio do Descoberto. In 1996 the population of what was just a district was already 61478.
Its only reason for existence is Brasília and the need for lower class and lower middle class residents of that city or migrants from rural areas to find affordable housing. The infrastructures are precarious as evidenced by the absence of a hospital for a city of over 100,000 people, only one bank agency, and only one post office. The per capita income is very low and most of the inhabitants take buses every day to work in Brasília.
[edit] Vehicles
- automobiles: 1159 (2004)
- trucks: 174
- pickups: 57
- motorcycles: 676
Source: [3]
[edit] Health and Education
- Health establishments: 13 (2002)
- Hospital beds: 70
- Doctors / nurses / dentists: 100 / 10 / 30
- Primary schools / enrollment / teachers: 54 / 27243 / 734 (2004)
- Secondary schools / enrollment / teachers: 30 / 18000 / 540
Source: [4]
[edit] Households and Minimum Salaries
- Total number of households: 26388
- No income: 3,087
- Less than one minimum salary: 3924
- From one to two m.s.: 8191
- From two to three m.s.: 4604
- From three to five m.s.: 4211
- From five to ten m.s.: 1938
- From ten to fifteen m.s.: 238
- From fifteen to twenty m.s.: 102
- More than twenty minimum salaries: 93
The minimum salary in April 2000 was R$151.00. The minimum salary in April 2006 was R$350.00, which was $167.40 US dollars on April 30, 2006
[edit] Human Development Index
- Life expectancy: 65.5
- Adult literacy rate: 0.872
- School attendance rate: 0.700
- MHDI: 0.717
- State ranking: 180 (out of 242 municipalities)
- National ranking: 2677 (out of 5507 municipalities)
Data are from 2000
[edit] See also
List of municipalities in Goiás
