Baliza
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Baliza is a small town and municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 1,106 (2005 estimate) in a total area of 1,783.00 km².
- Elevation: 342 meters
- Became a municipality: 1942
- Postal code: 76250-000
Baliza is located in the Aragarças Microregion and is on the Araguaia River, 54 kilometers southwest of Aragarças. There is a paved road with connections to Piranhas, 95 km. to the east.
The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 415 km. Highway connections are made by GO-060 / Trindade / Turvânia / Israelândia / Iporá / Piranhas / BR-158 / Bom Jardim de Goiás / GO-421 / GO-194. For the complete list see Seplan
Municipal boundaries are with:
- north and west: Mato Grosso and Aragarças
- south: Doverlândia
- east: Bom Jardim de Goiás
Demographic and Political Information
- Population density: 0,95 hab/km² (2003)
- Population growth rate 1991/2000: -6,43.%
- Population in 1980: 2,783
- Population in 1991: 4,128
- Urban population in 2003: 1,074
- Rural population in 2000: 624 (In 1980 the rural population was greater than the urban: 1,899 rural and 884 urban.)
- Eligible voters: 2,172 (09/2004)
- City government: mayor (Humberto Robson Grossi), vice-mayor (Antenor Gonçalves Ferreira Neto), and 09 councilpersons
- Households: 696 (2000)
- Household income: In 2000 534 out of 696 households reported less than two minimum salaries (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)
Economy
The main economic activities are cattle raising, agriculture, tourism, commerce (12 units), wood extraction and processing, and small transformtion industries. Public administration is one of the largest employers. There is also a substantial informal economy.
There were 66,000 head of cattle in 2003. The main agricultural products were bananas, charcoal, hard woods (120 cubic meters), rice (500 hectares), manioc, corn (160 hectares), and soybeans (3,000 hectares).
There were no financial institutions registered in 2003.
Gross Domestic Product
- 14.7 million Reais in 2002--0.05% of the state GDP of 31.298 billion Reais
Gross Domestic Product per capita
- 8,489 Reais--higher than the state average of 5,921 Reais
Motor Vehicles
- 72 automobiles and pickup trucks, 2 trucks, and 88 motorcycles
Health
- Infant mortality in 2000: 19.78
- Infant mortality in 1900: 39.22
- Health establishments: 01 (2002)
- Hospitals: none
- Doctors and nurses (public): 02, 01
Education
- Literacy rate in 2000: 79.5
- Literacy rate in 1991: 74,7
- Pre-primary school enrollment and schools: 86, 02 (2004)
- Primary school enrollment and schools: 820, 03
- Middle school enrollment and schools: 107, 01
- Higher education: none
Households and Income
- Number of households: 696
- Households with no income: 74
- Households with less than minimum salary: 248
- Households with 01 to 02 minimum salaries: 212
- Households with 02 to 03 minimum salaries: 65
- Households with 03 to 05 minimum salaries: 54
- Households with 05 to 10 minimum salaries: 30
- Households with more than 10 minimum salaries: 13
- 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
Baliza is rated 0.715 on the United Nations Human Development Index and is ranked 186 out of 242 municipalities in Goiás. Nationally it is ranked 2,727 out of 5,507 municipalities.
All UNHDI data are from 2000
