Indiara

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Indiara is a small city and municipality in central-south Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 13,052 (2005 estimate) in a total area of 956,473 km² (10/10/2002). Indiara is a large producer of soybeans and cotton.

Population density: 12.99 inhab/km² (2003)
Elevation: 550 meters
Became a municipality: 1982
Postal code: 75955-000

Indiara is located in the Vale do Rio dos Bois Microregion and has municipal boundaries with:

north: Palmeiras de Goiás
south: Edéia
east: Cezarina
west: Jandaia and Acreúna

Indiara is located 102 kilometers (southwest) from the state capital, Goiânia and is on the edge of highway BR-060 (passing through Guapó and Cezarina. [1]

Political Data

Eligible voters: 8,463 (06/09/2004)
Mayor: José Vilmar da Fonseca (January 2005)
Vice-mayor: Antônio Telesforo de Almeida
Councilmembers: 09

Demographic Data

Population growth rate 1991/2000: n/a
Population in 1991: 9,843
Urban population in 2003: 10,174
Rural population in 2003: 2,250

The economy is based on cattle raising and agriculture. There are plantatations of corn, rice, and soybeans. There are also several small industries producing furniture, lumber, and clothes.

Economic Data

Gross Domestic Product in 2003: R$41.945 million
Gross Domestic Product in 2002: R$42.180 million
State ranking of GDP in 2002: 103 out of 246 municipalities
Classification of GDP in 2002: R$26.591 million (Agriculture), R$1.923 million (Industry), R$11.726 million (Services)
PIB per capita in 2003: R$7.837
PIB per capita in 2002: R$7.929 (state average was R$5,921)
Industrial units: 22 (10/06/2005)
Retail units: 95 (abr/2005)
Lodging and restaurants: 09 units
Banking institutions: Banco do Brasil S.A. (01/06/2005)
Dairies: Cooperativa Mista dos Prod. de Leite de Morrinhos Ltda. (07/06/2005)
Meat-packing plants: none (07/06/2005)
Automobiles: 812 in 2004

Main agricultural activities:

Cattle raising: 73,990 head (2005)
Dairy cattle: 8,200
Poultry: 34,770
Agriculture: cotton (3,980 hectares), rice (920 hectares), sugarcane (1,460 hectares), oranges (70 hectares), corn (2,450 hectares), soybeans (13,000 hectares), and tomatoes (160 hectares). Statistics are from IBGE

Education and Health

Literacy rate: 85.5%
Infant mortality rate: 25.29 in 1,000 live births
Schools: 13 (2005)
Classrooms: 70
Teachers: 156
Students: 3,656
Hospitals: 01 (July 2003
Hospital beds: 20
Walk-in clinics: 01
Doctors: 07 (2002)
Nurses: 03
Dentists: 01

The town began with the new highway between Goiânia and the state of Mato Grosso. First came a restaurant, a "churrascaria"" or steakhouse, and then other people began to arrive. The name, Indiara, comes from a coconut tree, the Indaiá, which grows nearby.

Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index