Itaberaí

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Itaberaí
State	Goiás
Area:	1,471.1 km²
Population:	29,775 (IBGE 2005)
Elevation:	701 m above sea level
Postcode (CEP):	76630-000
Became a city:	1868
Distance to Goiânia:	111 km.
IBGE statistical microregion:	Anápolis Microregion
Website:	Itaberaí Net

Itaberaí is a small city and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 29,775 (2005 estimate) in a total area of 1,471.1 km² (10/10/2002). Itaberaí is a large producer of corn, rice, soybeans, tomatoes, and sugarcane. Poultry and cattle raising are also important.

1 Location
- 1.1 Climate
2 Political data
3 Demographic data
4 Economy
5 Education (2005)
6 Health (2003)
7 History
8 Human Development Index

[edit] Location

Itaberaí is located 111 kilometers north-west of Goiânia on state highway GO-070 and 36 kilometers southeast of the former capital, Goiás Velho. Itaberaí is part of the Anápolis Microregion.

Neighboring municipalities: Americano do Brasil, Anicuns, Araçu, Avelinópolis, Goiás, Heitoraí, Itaguari, Itaguaru, Itauçu, Mossâmedes, Taquaral de Goiás and Uruana.

Districts (distritos), villages (povoados), and hamlets (aglomerados): - Povoados: Congomé, Santa Rita and Santo Antônio. - Aglomerados: Lobeira, São Benedito and São José do Retiro.

[edit] Climate

The climate is humid tropical with regular rains in the summer. The most important rivers are Rio das Pedras, Rio Uru, which has its source in the Serra Dourada and forms a boundary with the municipality of Goiás.

[edit] Political data

Eligible voters: 20,873 (06/09/2004)
Mayor: Wellington Rodrigues da Silva (January 2005)
Vice-mayor: Newton da Silva Volpp
Councilmembers: 09

[edit] Demographic data

Population growth rate 1991/2000: 1.29.%
Population in 1980: 25,822 (Urban: 11,779; Rural: 14,043)
Population in 1991: 24,852
Urban population in 2003: 29,775
Rural population in 2003: 6,858

[edit] Economy

Itaberaí is privileged to have fertile soil, ideal for the growing of corn, soybeans, rice and beans, besides the large number of dairy and beef cattle (125,000 head). The strongest part of the local economy is a chicken processing industry called Super Frango, which is one of the largest in the state. There is also a feed factory and a storage facility for soybeans and corn.

Main crops in planted area (2005) In planted hectares

bananas: 40 hectares
coffee: 50
guava: 150
oranges: 45
lemons: 20
tangerines: 25
rice: 7,000
sugarcane: 4,912
beans: 5,600
corn: 9,200
soybeans: 10,000
sorghum: 6,000
tomatoes: 162

Data are from IBGE

Number of Industrial Establishments: 47 (10/06/2005)
Industrial District: none - (Sept/2004)
Distilleries: none - (June/2005)
Meat-packing Plants/Egg processing: Abatedouro São Salvador Ltda - (07/06/2005)
Dairies: Citale Brasil Ltda.; - Laticínios Camburi Ltda - (07/06/2005)
Banking Establishments: Banco do Brasil S.A. - BRADESCO S.A. - Banco Itaú S.A. - CEF - HSBC Bank Brasil S.A.-Banco Multiplo. - (01/06/2005)
Number of Retail Commerial Establishments: 229 (April/2005)
Motor vehicles: 2,679 automobiles, 393 trucks, 181 pickup trucks, and 1,219 motorcycles.

Animal Raising (2004)

Cattle: (head) 145,580
Poultry: (head) 2,561,040
Milk production: (1,000 liters) 24.486
Egg production: (1,000 dz) 229
Swine: (head) 14,280
Milk cows: (head) 32,118

GDP: (R$ 1.000.00) 195.921 (2003)
GDP: per capita (R$ 1,00) 6,735 (2003)
GDP by sectors in 2002 (R$ 1.000.00): 69.936 (Agriculture), 37.937 (Industry), 59.722 (Services)
Ranking of GDP in state (2002): 33

[edit] Education (2005)

Schools in activity: 24
Classrooms: 173
Teachers: 354
Total Students: 8,030
Students in pre-school education: 484
Students in Literacy Class: 0
Students in Primary Level: 5,620
Students in Secondary Level: 1,203
Students in Special Education: 12
Students in Adult Education: 541
Students in Professional Education: 0
Students in nursery school: 170
Higher education: UEG - Faculdade Estadual de Ciências Agrárias, Humanas e Letras de Itaberaí – Faculdade Est. Rio da Pedras
Literacy Rate: 84.2%

[edit] Health (2003)

Hospitals: 03
Beds: 121
Walk-in health clinics: 06
Doctors: 24
Nurses: 04
Dentists: 05
Infant mortality rate: 25.11 (in 1,000 live births)

[edit] History

The city has its origins in the seventeenth century when gold seekers arrived in the region. By 1855 there were 52 houses and two streets. With the name Curalinho it became a vila in 1868 and finally a municipality in 1924 with the name Itaberaí, which means River of Bright Rocks in Tupi-Guarani.