Divinópolis de Goiás
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Divinópolis de Goiás is a small town and municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil. It had a population of 5,264 (2005 estimate) in a total area of 834.3 km².
- Population density: 6.28 inhab/km² (2003)
- Elevation: 620 meters
- Became a city: 1989
- Postal code: 73865-000
Location and communications
Divinópolis de Goiás is part of the Vão do Paranã Microregion, which consists of 12 municipalities with 88,913 inhabitants in a total area of 17,452.90 km². Divinópolis is one of the farthest towns from the state capital and one of the most isolated and poorest.
The distance to Goiânia is 642 km. Highway connections are made by BR-153 / Anápolis / Alexânia / BR-060 / Planaltina / GO-430 / GO-118 / BR-010 / São João da Aliança / Alto Paraíso de Goiás / Teresina de Goiás / Monte Alegre de Goiás / GO-447 / Vazante. (64 km. unpaved road). [1]
It is part of the diocese of Formosa, a diocese that has an area of 47,604.7 km² and a population of 285,427 inhabitants. A curiosity is that there are only 23 priests and 45 nuns for this enormous area.
It is bordered in the north by the state of Tocantins and in the east and south by the municipality of São Domingos.
Political data
- Eligible voters: 4,593 (06/09/2004)
- Mayor: Marivan Batista dos Passos (January 2005)
- Vice-mayor: Valdiram Pereira dos Santos
- Councilmembers: 09
Demographic data
- Population growth rate 1991/2000: 0.32.%
- Population in 1980: 4,244
- Population in 1991: 5,025
- Urban population in 2003: 3,054
- Rural population in 2003: 2,163
- Households in 2000: 1,290
- Households earning less than 01 minimum salary: 793
Economic data
- Gross Domestic Product in 2003: R$21.917 million
- Gross Domestic Product in 2002: R$16.459 million
- State ranking of GDP in 2002: 183 out of 246 municipalities
- PIB per capita in 2003: R$4,190
- PIB per capita in 2002: R$2,257 (state average was R$5,921)
- Industrial units: 01
- Retail units: 41
- Banking institutions: none (01/06/2005)
- Dairies: none (07/06/2005)
- Automobiles: 42 in 2004
Animal Raising and Agricultural Production
- Cattle: 55,000
- Poultry: 10,500
- Swine: 760
- Modest production of rice, bananas, beans, sugarcane, and corn (fewer than 10 km² in 2005)
Education and health
- Literacy rate: 74.8%
- Infant mortality rate: 23.93 in 1,000 live births
- Schools: 09 (2005)
- Classrooms: 53
- Teachers: 95
- Students: 2,116
- Hospitals: 01 (July 2003
- Hospital beds: 08
- Walk-in public health clinics: 06
Divinópolis de Goiás was ranked 224 out of 242 municipalities in the state of Goiás on the United Nations Human Development Index with a score of 0.675 (data from 2000). Nationally it was ranked 3,375 out of 5,507 municipalities.
Data are from 2000
For the complete list see Frigoletto.com
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