Goiatuba

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Goiatuba
State	Goiás
Area:	2,475.10 km²
Population:	31,924 (IBGE 2005)
Elevation:	774 m above sea level
Postcode (CEP):	75600-000
Became a city:	1938
Distance to Goiânia:	176 km.
IBGE statistical microregion:	Meia Ponte Microregion
Website:	Prefeitura Municipal de Goiatuba

Goiatuba is a small city and municipality in southcentral Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 31,924 (2005 projection) in a total area of 2,475.10 km² (10/10/2002). Goiatuba is a large producer of grains, especially soybeans and corn.

1 Climate and Location
2 Political data
3 Demographic data
4 Economy
5 Education and health
6 Prosperity
7 Origin of the name
8 Sources of data

[edit] Climate and Location

The average elevation is 775 meters, with an annual temperature average of 22 °C. The climate is typically tropical, moist and hot, with well-defined dry and rainy seasons. Average temperatures vary between 19 °C and 30 °C.

Goiatuba is about 50 kilometers north of the Paranaíba River, which forms the boundary with the state of Minas Gerais. It is 10 kilometers from the important interstate highway BR-153, which links Itumbiara with the state capital, Goiânia. The distance to Goiânia is 176 kilometers.

Municipal boundaries are:

North: Aloândia, Vicentinópolis and Joviânia;
Northeast and East: Morrinhos and Buriti Alegre;
South: Itumbiara and Panamá
Southwest: Castelândia and Bom Jesus de Goiás;
West and Northwest: Porteirão and Edéia

[edit] Political data

Eligible voters: 24,676 (06/09/2004)
Mayor: Marcelo Vercesi Coelho (January 2005)
Vice-mayor: Reinaldo Candido da Silva
Councilmembers: 09

[edit] Demographic data

Population growth rate 1991/2000: -0.47.%
Population in 1980: 26,937
Population in 1991: 32,469
Urban population in 2003: 28,266
Rural population in 2003: 3,254
Households in 2000: 9,395

[edit] Economy

The economy is based on agriculture and cattle raising, but Goiatuba has several large enterprises. The areas are diverse: poultry processing, automobile sales, dairy products, and agricultural equipment. There is an alcohol distillery--Goiasa (Goiatuba Álcool ltda.), a seed producer--Sementes Selecta, a a bed clothing factory--Bouquet, a dairy--Laticínio Polenghi (which produces most of the ice cream sold by McDonald's in Brazil), and two fertilizer plants--Adubos Sul Goiano, Adubos Terra Verde.

Economic data

Gross Domestic Product in 2003: R$408.027 million
Gross Domestic Product in 2002: R$311.351 million
State ranking of GDP in 2002: 16 out of 246 municipalities
Classification of GDP in 2002: R$85.308 million (Agriculture), R$117.655 million (Industry), R$102.187 million (Services)
PIB per capita in 2003: R$12,897
PIB per capita in 2002: R$9,886 (state average was R$5,921)
Industrial units: 61 (10/06/2005)
Retail units: 375 (abr/2005)
Banking institutions: Banco do Brasil S.A. - BRADESCO S.A. - Banco Itaú S.A. - CEF - Banco ABN AMRO Real S.A. - HSBC Bank Brasil S.A.-Banco Multiplo.. (01/06/2005)
Dairies: Polenghi Indústrias Alimentícias Ltda.; - Coop. Mista dos Prod. de Soja de Goiatuba Ltda. (07/06/2005)
Meat packing houses: none (07/06/2005)
Industrial Park: Distrito Agroindustrial - DIAGO
Automobiles: 4,380 in 2004
Cooperatives: Coop. Mista Prod. Soja de Goiatuba Ltda– COMPSGOL. (17/06/2005)

Main agricultural activities:

Cattle raising: 93,000 head (2005)
Poultry: 273,000
Agriculture: cotton (40.2 km²), rice (6 km²), sugarcane (122.3 km²), sorghum (75 km²), soybeans (650 km²), and corn (88 km²). There is modest production of citrus fruits, bananas, manioc, beans, and tomatoes. Statistics are from IBGE

[edit] Education and health

Literacy rate: 88.8%
Infant mortality rate: 13.30 in 1,000 live births
Schools: 28 (2005)
Classrooms: 201
Teachers: 499
Students: 9,212
Higher education: Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas de Goiatuba- FAFICH - Pólo Universitário da UEG.
Hospitals: 03 (July 2003
Hospital beds: 123
Walk-in public health clinics: 10

[edit] Prosperity

The municipality is one of the most prosperous in the state. Goiatuba got a score of 0.812 on the UN Human Development Index, putting it in 4th place out of 242 municipalities in the state. Nationally it was ranked 350 out of 5,507 municipalities.

For the complete list see [1]

[edit] Origin of the name

Goiatuba became a city in 1931, and the origen of the name of the city is curious: "Goia" comes from the Goia Indians and "Tuba" means "musical instrument" or "big". So Goia comes from the Tupi language and "tuba" means big. So, Goiatuba is the same as "big Goiás".[2]