Bonópolis

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Bonópolis is a small town and municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil. It is largely rural with a substantial cattle herd.

  • Estimated population in July, 2005: 2576
  • Population in 2000: 2672
  • Total area: 1634.5 km²
  • Elevation: 290 meters
  • Became a municipality: 1997
  • IBGE statistical microregion: Porangatu Microregion
  • Distance to Goiânia: 463 km.
  • Postal code: 76555-000

Bonópolis is surrounded by the following municipalities:

Population and Political Data

  • Population density in 2003: 1.59 inhab/km²
  • Population growth rate 1996-2000: -0,42.%
  • Population in 1980: n/a
  • Population in 1991: n/a
  • Urban population in 2003: 1126
  • Rural population in 2003: 1461
  • Eligible voters in 2004: -0,42.%
  • City government: mayor (Edilberto Moura Silva), vice-mayor (Gilson Pereira de Moraes), and 09 councilpersons

Economy

The main economic activities are cattle raising (135000 head in 2003) and plantations of rice (994 tons in 700 hectares planted), sugarcane, manioc (1,600 tons in 100 hectares planted), corn (1720 tons in 800 hectares planted), and soybeans (126 tons in 70 hectares planted.

  • Gross Domestic Product: R$23.751 million in 2002.
  • Motor vehicles: 42 automobiles and 56 motorcycles in 2004.
  • Financial institutions: none reporting in 2004
  • Retail establishments: 24 in 2003

Health (2002)

  • Health establishments: 0
  • Hospitals: 0
  • Doctors, nurses, and dentists in public service: 0

Education (2004)

  • Total schools: 06
  • Teachers: 37
  • Enrollment: 968

Households and Income

  • Number of households: 671
  • Households with no income: 86
  • Households with less than minimum salary: 195
  • Households with 01 to 02 minimum salaries: 220
  • Households with 02 to 03 minimum salaries: 65
  • Households with 03 to 05 minimum salaries: 56
  • Households with 05 to 10 minimum salaries: 21
  • Households with more than 10 minimum salaries: 28
  • 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

Bonópolis is one of the poorest municipalities in the state, ranking 222 out of 242 municipalities on the MHDI-M.

  • Life expectancy: 63.4
  • Adult literacy rate: 0.795
  • School attendance rate: 0.816
  • MHDI: 0.683
  • State ranking: 222 (out of 242 municipalities)
  • National ranking: 3255 (out of 5507 municipalities)

Data are from 2000

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