Heitoraí

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Heitoraí is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 3,711 (2005 projection) in a total area of 229.6 km² (10/10/2002)

Population density: 15.57 hab/km² (2003)
Elevation: 658 meters
Became a municipality: 1963
Statistical microregion: 007 Anápolis Microregion
Postal code: 76670-000

Communications and Location

Distance to the state capital: 145 km.
Distance to regional center (Anápolis): 142 km.
Highway connections: federal highway BR-153 from Goiânia to Itaberaí then north on GO-156 for 38 kilometers.

Neighboring municipalities: Guaraíta, Itapuranga, Itaguaru and Itaberaí

Political Data

Eligible voters: 3,329 (06/09/2004)
Mayor: Esmael Pereira Duarte (January 2005)
Vice-mayor: Jorcelino Pereira de Souza
Councilmembers: 09

Demographic Data

Population growth rate 1991/2000: 1.47.%
Population in 1980: 3,283
Population in 1991: 3,021
Urban population in 2003: 2,238
Rural population in 2003: 1,338

Economic Data

Gross Domestic Product in 2003: R$15.265 million
Gross Domestic Product in 2002: R$12.919 million
State ranking of GDP in 2002: 213 out of 246 municipalities
Classification of GDP in 2002: R$6.748 million (Agriculture), R$1.037 million (Industry), R$5.058 million (Services)
PIB per capita in 2003: R$4,223
PIB per capita in 2002: R$3,622 (state average was R$5,921)
Industrial units: 05 (10/06/2005)
Retail units: 21 (abr/2005)
Banking institutions: none (01/06/2005)
Dairies: none (07/06/2005)
Automobiles: 197 in 2004

Main agricultural activities:

Cattle raising: 23,890 head (2005)
Poultry: 10,400
Agriculture: rice (400 hectares), beans (155 hectares),sugarcane (50 hectares), manioc (20 hectares), corn (1,200 hectares), and banana (40 hectares). Statistics are from IBGE

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