Campinorte
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Campinorte is a small city and municipality in north-central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 10,508 (2005 estimate) in a total area of 1,068 km².
- Elevation: 537 meters
- Became a city: 1963
- Postal code: 76410-000
Campinorte is located on the important Belém-Brasília, BR-153, and is 315 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia. It is 22 kilometers north of Uruaçu and just west of the great artificial lake of Serra da Mesa. Anápolis, the second most important city in the state, is 276 kilometers to the south. Campinorte belongs to the Porangatu Microregion.
Municipal boundaries are with:
Demographic and political data
- Population density in 2003: 9.42 inhab/km²
- Population growth rate 1991-2000: 1.74.%
- Population in 1980: 7,984
- Population in 1991: 8,257
- Urban population in 2003: 7,868
- Rural population in 2003: 2,199
- Households in 2000: 2,753
- Households earing less than 01 minimum salary in 2000: 1,320
- Eligible voters in 2004: 7,270
- City government: mayor (Francisco Correa Sobrinho), vice-mayor (Francisco Correa Sobrinho), and 09 councilmembers
History
The origins of Campinorte go back to 1918. It was called Campinas. In 1935 the first school was built in the region. Next a settler donated land to build the first chapel to pay homage to Saint Sebastian, patron saint of the town. When the government began to build the new highway nearby, in 1948, the settlers moved their primitive houses to the edge of the route. Campinas died and a new town, Campinorte, came to life. At first it was a district of Uruaçu, but in 1953 it became a separate municipality.
Economic aspects
Main economic activities are cattle raising (28,000 head) and agriculture, with plantations of corn, rice, and beans. There are 290 rural properties in the region. The industrial sector is represented by some small producers of bricks, lumber, and dairy products.
- GDP in 2003: R$37.031 million
- GDP per capita in 2003: R$3,362
- Industrial units: none
- Retail units: 95
- Financial institutions: Banco do Brasil, S.A.
- Dairy: Cooperativa Agropecuária Regional de Campinorte
- Automobiles in 2004: 536
Animal raising in 2004
- Cattle (head): 37,000
- Dairy cows (head): 5,200
- Poultry (head): 15,800
- Swine (head): 1,500
Main agricultural products in 2005
- Rice: 20 km² / 3,800 tons
- Corn: 10 km² / 2,900 tons
- Soybeans: 100 km² / 30,000 tons
Health in 2000
- Infant mortality rate: 14.08 (2000)
- Public health clinics: 05
- Hospitals: 01 with 18 beds
Education in 2005
- Literacy rate: 83.8 (2000)
- Schools: 13
- Classrooms: 62
- Teachers: 122
- Students: 2,199
- Higher education: none reporting
Tourism Tourism is centered on the Serra da Mesa lake, which is beginning to offer boating, water skiing, and windsurf.
Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index
- Life expectancy: 73.3
- Adult literacy rate: 0.820
- School attendance rate: 0.812
- MHDI: 0.750
- State ranking: 76 (out of 242 municipalities)
- National ranking: 1,872 (out of 5,507 municipalities)
Data are from 2000
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