Guarinos

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Guarinos is a small town and municipality in northern Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 2,301 (2005 projection) in a total area of 595.8 km² (10/10/2002)

Population density: 4.32 inhab/km² (2003)
Elevation: 480 meters
Became a municipality: 1989
Statistical microregion: Ceres Microregion
Distance from capital: 270 km.
Postal code: 76385-000

Communications and Location

Main highways: GO-080 / Nerópolis / São Francisco de Goiás / BR-153 / Jaraguá / Rianápolis / Rialma / GO-336 / Itapaci / GO-154 / Pilar de Goiás / GO-439. (18 Km unpaved) See Seplan

Neighboring municipalities: Pilar de Goiás, Itapaci, Crixás, Nova América, and Santa Terezinha de Goiás

Political Data

Eligible voters: 1,878 (06/09/2004)
Mayor: José Ribamar Souza Moraes (January 2005)
Vice-mayor: Ivanete Maria Martins
Councilmembers: 09

Demographic Data

Population growth rate 1991/2000: -2.91.%
Population in 1980: n/a
Population in 1991: 3,711
Urban population in 2003: 1,409
Rural population in 2003: 1,168

Economic Data

Gross Domestic Product in 2003: R$9.803 million
Gross Domestic Product in 2002: R$8.528 million
State ranking of GDP in 2002: 237 out of 246 municipalities
Classification of GDP in 2002: R$4.738 million (Agriculture), R$320 thousand (Industry), R$3.459 million (Services)
PIB per capita in 2003: R$3,926
PIB per capita in 2002: R$3,286 (state average was R$5,921)
Industrial units: 01 (10/06/2005)
Retail units: 15 (abr/2005)
Banking institutions: none (01/06/2005)
Dairies: none (07/06/2005)
Meatpacking plants: none (07/06/2005)
Automobiles: 20 in 2004

Main agricultural activities:

Cattle raising: 26,200 head (2005)
Poultry: 16,000
Swine: 2,200
Agriculture (2005): rice (200 hectares), beans (30 hectares), manioc (40 hectares), corn (300 hectares), and banana (10 hectares). Statistics are from IBGE

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