Davinópolis

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Davinópolis is a small town and municipality in southeastern Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 2,030 (2005 estimate) in a total area of 521.8 km².

Population density: 3.91 inhab/km² (2003)
Elevation: 771 meters
Became a city: 1958
Postal code: 75420-000

The municipality is located in the Catalão Microregion, 28 kilometers southeast of interstate BR-060, which connects Uberlândia to Cristalina. Catalão is 53 kilometers away. The municipality of Catalão lies to the north and Ouvidor to the southwest. The state boundary with Minas Gerais is formed by the Paranaíba to the south.

The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 304 km. Highway connections from Goiânia are made by BR-352 / Bela Vista de Goiás / Cristianópolis / GO-020 / BR-352 / Pires do Rio / GO-330 / Ipameri / Catalão / BR-050. [1]

Political data in 2005

Eligible voters: 1,724 (06/09/2004)
Mayor: Gomides Ferreira Gomes
Vice-mayor: Dileno Machado Rodrigues
Councilmembers: 09

Demographic data

Population growth rate 1991/2000: -0.05.%
Population in 1980: 2,450
Population in 1991: 2,118
Urban population in 2003: 1,319
Rural population in 2003: 714
Households in 2000: 665

Economy

The basis of the economy is cattle raising with 21,000 head in the region. There is some poultry raising (21,500 in 2004) and also limited production of agricultural products.

Economic data

Gross Domestic Product in 2003: R$11.505 million
Gross Domestic Product in 2002: R$9.212 million
State ranking of GDP in 2002: 233 out of 246 municipalities
PIB per capita in 2003: R$5,662
PIB per capita in 2002: R$4,532 (state average was R$5,921)
Industrial units: 03
Retail units: 17
Banking institutions: none (01/06/2005)
Dairies: Laticínios Davinópolis Ltda. (07/06/2005)
Automobiles: 187 in 2004

In agriculture there was modest production of rice, sugarcane, beans, manioc, corn, and soybeans. (no crop had over 10 km² planted)

Health and education

Literacy rate: 82.8%
Infant mortality rate: 24.59 in 1,000 live births
Schools: 03 (2005)
Classrooms: 19
Teachers: 33
Students: 599
Hospitals: 0 (July 2003
Hospital beds: 0
Walk-in public health clinics: 01

Geography and history

There are three main rivers in the region: the Paranaíba, São Marcos and São Bento, which all have great potential for tourism.

The origin of the town is connected to the donation of lands made by José David de Souza, in 1948, to the city government of Catalão, so that a school could be built. In the same decade houses began to appear around the school, forming the settlement that received the name of Gr upo, due to the fact that it had a "grupo escolar". Soon the school began to attract residents to the region. In 1963 the district became a municipality with the name Davinópolis, named after David de Souza, the man who had donated the first lands for the school.

Ranking on the municipal Human Development Index