Cromínia

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Cromínia is a small town and municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. It is famous for its chrome mines.

Population: 3,823 (2005 estimate)
Total area: 371.1 km²
Population density: 10.11 inhab/km² (2003)
Elevation: 694 meters
Became a municipality: 1953
Postal code: 75635-000

Cromínia is located in the Meia Ponte Microregion, which includes the cities in the Meia Ponte River basin. It is approximately 87 kilometers south of the state capital, Goiânia and is 17 kilometers west of the important BR-153 highway, which links Goiânia to Minas Gerais.

Highway connections from Goiânia are made by BR-153 / Aparecida de Goiânia / Professor Jamil / GO-217. For the complete list of all distances in Goiás see [1] Neighboring municipalities are:

north: Aragoiânia
east: Professor Jamil
west and south: Mairipotaba

Political Facts

Eligible voters: 3,017 (2004)
Mayor (prefeito): Felizardo José de Almeida (2005)
Vice-mayor (vice-prefeito): Murílo Marciano Brito de Bessa
Councilmembers (vereadores): 09

Demographic Facts

Population growth rate 1991/2000: 0.82.%
Population in 1980: 3,362
Population in 1991: 3,400
Urban population: 2,861 (2003)
Rural population: 879 (2003)
Households: 1,136 (2000)

Chrome mining gave the city its name but cattle raising and agriculture have taken over from mining. Of the 236 rural proprietors 70% raise cattle and the others plant rice and corn.

Economic Indicators

Gross Domestic Product in 2003: R$20.438 million
Gross Domestic Product in 2002: R$18.361
Ranking of 2002 GDP in the state: 170 out of 246 municipalities
Industrial units: 06
Retail units: 38
Banking institutions: none
Cooperatives: Coop.Mista dos Produtores Rurais de Cromínia-COOMPOR-C

Animal Raising and Agricultural Production

Cattle: 37,749 (2004)´
Dairy cows: 9,470
Poultry: 14,674
Swine: 2,952

Corn: 1,150 hectares
Modest production of soybeans, rice, manioc, and watermelon

Education and Health

Literacy rate: 85.8%
Infant mortality rate: 18.23 in 1,000 live births

The school system had 06 schools, 28 classrooms, 55 teachers, and 1,203 students.

The health system had 01 hospital with 24 beds and 03 public health clinics (SUS).

History

The town began in 1940 when three landowners give land to install a town which would be called Planura Verde. The settlement began to grow around a football field where locals came on Sunday to watch the games and pray at the foot of a cross. Soon the first houses were built. In 1943 the Arraial was elevated to the category of district of Piracanjuba. It received the name "Cromínia" due to the great quantity of chrome in the region. In 1954 the district became a municipality.

Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index