Guaraíta

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Guaraíta is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. As of 2005 the population was 2,835. As of 2002 the town had a total area of 205.3 km², giving it a population density of 13.71 inhabitants per km² (as of 2003). Its elevation of record is 669 meters.

Guaraíta became a municipality in 1993. It is included in the Ceres microregion statistical microregion. It is bordered on the north and east by Itapuranga and on the west and south by Goiás.

Distance to Goiânia: 184 km.
Distance to Goiás: 35 km.
Postal code: 76690-000

Highway connections from Goiânia are made by GO-070 / Goianira / Itaberaí / GO-156 / Itapuranga / GO-525. See Seplan

Political Data

Eligible voters: 1,877 (06/09/2004)
Mayor: Célia de Morais Marques (January 2005)
Vice-mayor: Gilson Cardoso de Souza
Councilmembers: 09

Demographic Data

Population growth rate 1991/2000: -1.07.%
Population in 1980: n/a
Population in 1991: n/a
Urban population in 2003: 1,665
Rural population in 2003: 1,149

Economic Data

Gross Domestic Product in 2003: R$11.636 million
Gross Domestic Product in 2002: R$11.629 million
State ranking of GDP in 2002: 221 out of 246 municipalities
Classification of GDP in 2002: R$6.436 million (Agriculture), R$845 thousand (Industry), R$4.325 million (Services)
PIB per capita in 2003: R$4,126
PIB per capita in 2002: R$4,134 (state average was R$5,921)
Industrial units: none (10/06/2005)
Retail units: 08 (abr/2005)
Banking institutions: none (01/06/2005)
Dairies: none (07/06/2005)
Meatpacking plants: none (07/06/2005)
Automobiles: 66 in 2004

Main agricultural activities:

Cattle raising: 19,900 head (2005)
Poultry: 12,300
Agriculture: rice (250 hectares), beans (220 hectares), manioc (50 hectares), corn (600 hectares), and banana (30 hectares). Statistics are from IBGE

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