Caçu
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Caçu is a small town and municipality in southwest Goiás state, Brazil.
- Population: 10,166 (2005)
- Total area: 2,257.8 km²
- Population density: 4.61 inhab/km² (2005)
- Population growth rate 1991/2000: -0.66%
- Urban population in 2003: 7,709
- Rural population in 2003: 2,665
- Eligible voters in 2004: 8,592
- City government: mayor, vice-mayor, and 09 councilmembers
- IBGE statistical microregion: Quirinópolis Microregion
- Elevation: 469 meters
- Became a municipality: 1953
- Postal code: 75813-000
Caçu is part of the Quirinópolis Microregion. It is located 330 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia and is crossed by highway GO-206, which links the city with Quirinópolis. It is almost directly south of Rio Verde, 99 km away.
Highway connections from Goiânia are by BR-060 / Guapó / Indiara / Acreúna / Rio Verde / GO-174/GO-422 / Aparecida do Rio Doce / BR-364/GO-206. [1]
The relief of the municipality is made up of a plateau and several hills. Belonging to the Paranaíba River system, it is crossed by the Claro, Verdinho, and the Paranaíba itself. The climate is tropical with two well-defined seasons—the dry season, from May to the end of September, and the rainy season, from September to April.
The temperature varies between 18 °C and 35 °C, with an average of 25 °C; in the months of June and July the minimum temperature can fall to 0 °C, although this is rare.
Economy
The economy is based on cattle raising and soybean growing. The region has 215,000 head of cattle including 15,160 milking cows. The extensive cattle raising and mechanized agriculture provide few jobs for the local population and the population density is sparse.
- GDP: R$83.325 million in 2003
- GDP per capita: R$8,079 in 2003
- Financial institutions: Banco do Brasil, Bradesco (2005)
- Retail units: 135 (April 2005)
- Industrial units: 15 (June 2005)
- Motor vehicles: automobiles (1,221), trucks (165), pickup trucks (110), and motorcycles (400).
- Main employers: public administration employed 382 people and commerce employed 251 in 2003.
Main agricultural products in planted area and production: (2003)
- rice: 600 hectares / 900 metric tons
- manioc: 15 hectares / 210 tons
- corn: 300 hectares / 1,530 tons
- soybeans: 2,850 hectares / 6,700 tons
Data are from IBGE
Households and income
- Number of households: 3,160
- Households with no income: 81
- Households with less than minimum salary: 876
- Households with 01 to 02 minimum salaries: 916
- Households with 02 to 03 minimum salaries: 403
- Households with 03 to 05 minimum salaries: 354
- Households with 05 to 10 minimum salaries: 320
- Households with more than 10 minimum salaries: 200
- 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
Health
- Infant mortality rate in 2000: 16.89
- Infant mortality rate in 1990: 34.62
- Health establishments in 2003: 06
- Hospitals: 01 with 45 beds
Education
- Literacy rate in 2000: 86.8
- Literacy rate in 1991: 83.6
- Schools: 13
- Classrooms: 77
- Teachers: 171
- Enrollment: 2,799
- Higher education: none in 2005
Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index
- Life expectancy: 71.9
- Adult literacy rate: 0.852
- School attendance rate: 0.865
- MHDI: 0.783
- State ranking: 25 (out of 242 municipalities)
- National ranking: 972 (out of 5,507 municipalities)
Data are from 2000
