Inhumas

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Inhumas
State	Goiás
Area:	613.3 km²
Population:	47,361 (IBGE 2005)
Elevation:	770m above sea level
Postcode (CEP):	75400-000
IBGE statistical microregion:	Anápolis Microregion
Became a city:	1931
Distance to Goiânia:	54 km.
Website:	Site da cidade de Inhumas

Inhumas is a small city and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 47,361 (2005 estimate) in a total area of 613.3 km² (10/10/2002). Inhumas is a large producer of sugarcane, poultry, milk, and meat.

1 Distances and Location
2 Political data
3 Demographic data
4 Economic data
5 Education and health
6 History
7 Municipal Human Development Index
8 Sources of data
9 See also

[edit] Distances and Location

Distance to the state capital: 54 km.
Distance to regional center (Anápolis): 73 km.
Highway connections: state highway GO-170 north from Goiânia, through Goianira and then 22 km. north.

Inhumas is on the Meia Ponte River. Neighboring municipalities are Itauçu, Petrolina, Damolândia, Brazabrantes, Caturaí, and Araçu.

[edit] Political data

Eligible voters: 33,967 (06/09/2004)
Mayor: Abelardo Vaz Filho (January 2005)
Vice-mayor: Davi Isaías da Silva
Councilmembers: 09

[edit] Demographic data

Population growth rate 1991/2000: 1.51.%
Population in 1980: 31,430
Population in 1991: 38,368
Urban population in 2003: 41,907
Rural population in 2003: 3,693

[edit] Economic data

Gross Domestic Product in 2003: R$227.135 million
Gross Domestic Product in 2002: R$183.475 million
State ranking of GDP in 2002: 28 out of 246 municipalities
Classification of GDP in 2002: R$41.968 million (Agriculture), R$52.242 million (Industry), R$90.145 million (Services)
PIB per capita in 2003: R$4,926
PIB per capita in 2002: R$4,034 (state average was R$5,921)
Industrial units: 117 (10/06/2005)
Retail units: 444 (abr/2005)
Lodging and restaurants: 35 units
Banking institutions: - Banco do Brasil S.A. - BRADESCO S.A. - Banco Itaú S.A. - CEF - HSBC Bank Brasil S.A.-Banco Multiplo. (01/06/2005)
Dairies: Laticínios Guerreiro Ltda (07/06/2005)
Meat-packing plants: FRI-SOL - Frigorífico Sol Nascente Ltda.; - GAASA e Alimentos Ltda.; - Carvalho e Pinheiro Ltda. (07/06/2005)
Distilleries: Centroálcool S/A - CENASA. (jun/2005)
Industrial zone: Distrito Agroindustrial- DAI (jan/2005)
Automobiles: 5,264 in 2004
Motorcycles: 2,143

Main agricultural activities:

Cattle raising: 73,535 head (2005)
Dairy cows: 21,733
Poultry: 1,391,550
Agriculture: coffee (2 km²), rice (8 km²), beans (1.5 km²) sugarcane (48.17 km²), manioc (10 km²), beans (4.3 km²), corn (35 km²), soybeans (6 km²), oranges (3.1 km²), tomatoes (0.97 km²), and bananas (1 km²). Statistics are from IBGE

[edit] Education and health

Literacy rate: 87.8%
Infant mortality rate: 20.7 in 1,000 live births
Schools: 49 (2005)
Classrooms: 315
Teachers: 658
Students: 14,764
Hospitals: 05 (July 2003
Hospital beds: 247
Walk-in clinics: 37
Doctors: 70 (2002)
Nurses: 10
Dentists: 10

There is a campus of the State University of Goiás (UEG) in the city offering courses in zootechnology and nursing.

[edit] History

Inhumas was important as a stopping point on the Estrada Real linking the south with Goiás Velho. It had fertile soil and attracted many immigrants, especially Syrians and Lebanese, Italians, and Japanese. The Syrian-Lebanese were the first to open commercial establishments in the 1930s. There was also a small Japanese colony. At one time the region was a major producer of coffee. [1]