Adelândia
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Adelândia' is a small town and municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil.
Important Facts
- Population (2005 estimate): 2,536
- Total area: 115.7 km²
- Elevation: 649 meters
- Became a municipality: 1989
- IBGE statistical microregion: Anicuns Microregion
- Postal code: 76155-000
Location and Communications
- Distance to the state capital--Goiânia: 129 km.
- Distance to regional center (São Luís de Montes Belos): 6 km.
- Highway connections: state highway BR-069 west from Goiânia, through Trindade, São Luís de Montes Belos, and then 6 kilometers to Adelândia
Neighboring municipalities: Mossâmedes, Anicuns, Turvânia, São Luís de Montes Belos, and Sanclerlândia.
Demographic and Political Data
- Population density: 21.65 inhab/km² (2003)
- Growth rate 1991/2000: 0.56.%
- Population in 1991: 2,339
- Population in 1980: N/A
- Rural population: 2,120 (2003)
- Urban population: 377 (2003)
- Total number of households: 737
- Registered voters: 1971 (09/06/2004)
- City government: mayor (Mauricio Martins de Freitas), vice-mayor (Adma Duarte Gomes e Silva), and 09 councilmembers
Economy
The economy is based on cattle raising and growing of corn, bananas, and beans. There is also some wood extraction and transformation. The size of the cattle herd was 12,331 head.
Gross Domestic Product in 2002
- $R 7.6 million Reais, which was 0.02% of the state GDP of $R 31.29 billion.[1]
Gross Domestic Product per capita in 2002
- $R 3,045, which was much lower than the state GDP per capita of $R 5,291 in 2002. [2]
Main Economic Enterprises
- transformation: 03 units with 14 workers
- commerce; automobile repair: 27 units with 31 workers
(IBGE 2003)
Important agricultural products (2003):
- bananas: 140 hectares / 3,700 tons
- coffee: 8 hectares / 7 tons
- oranges: 20 / 700 tons
- rice: 300 hectares / 600 tons
- beans: 280 hectares / 220 tons
- corn: 900 hectares / 2,300 tons
Source: [3]
Vehicles (2004)
- automobiles: 134
- trucks: 10
- pickups: 06
- motorcycles: 136
Source: [4]
Health
- Infant mortality rate in 2000: 24.88
- Infant mortality rate in 1990: 43.64
- Health establishments: 02 (1 hospital) (2002)
- Hospital beds: 22
- Doctors / nurses / dentists: 04 / 02 / 02
Education
- Literacy rate in 2000: 80.9
- Literacy rate in 1991: 75.5
- Primary schools / enrollment / teachers: 02 / 573 / 27 (2004)
- Middle schools / enrollment / teachers: 01 / 143 / 11
Source: [5]
Households and Salaries
- Total number of households in 2000: 737
- No income: 45
- Less than one minimum salary: 340
- One to two: 181
- Two to three: 51
- Three to five: 59
- Five to ten: 42
- More than ten: 19
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 Municipal Human Development Index
- Life expectancy: 68.6
- Adult literacy rate: 0.792
- School attendance rate: 0.797
- MHDI: 0.715
- State ranking: 184 (out of 242 municipalities)
- National ranking: 2,712 (out of 5,507 municipalities)
All data are from 2000
[edit] See also
List of municipalities in Goiás
