Itapirapuã

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Itapirapuã is a small town and municipality in the state of Goiás in Brazil. The population was 11,986 in 2005 (estimate) in a total area of 2,043.7 km² (10/10/2002). Itapirapuã is a large producer of cattle.

Population density: 5.58 inhab/km² (2003)
Elevation: 348 meters
Raised to a municipality: 1958
Microregion: Rio Vermelho Microregion
Distance to the state capital, Goiânia: 207 kilometers
Distance to regional center of Goiás Velho: 56 kilometers.
Postal code: 76290-000

Highway communications with Goiânia are made by GO-070 / Goianira / Inhumas / Itaberaí / BR-070 / Goiás / Uvá. [1]

Municipal boundaries:

North: Britânia and Matrinchã
South: Novo Brasil
West: Santa Fé de Goiás and Jussara
East: Goiás

Political data

Mayor: Zacarias Ribeiro de Oliveira
Vice-mayor: Geraldo Bianchi
Number of councilmembers: 9
Total number of eligible voters: 7,076 (06/09/2004)

Demographic data

Year // Population // Urban Pop. // Rural Pop.
1980 // 10,824 // 5,774 // 5,050
1991 // 9,052 // 6,276 // 2,776
2003 // 11,412 // 7,649 (1) // 3,763 (1)
2005 // 11,986

(1) Estimated by logistic method

Population growth rate 1991/1996: 0.16.%
Population growth rate 1991/2000: 2.04.%
Population growth rate 1996/2000: 4.44.%

[edit] Economy

Cattle raising, services, small industries, and agriculture are the main economic activities.

Animal raising (2004)

Poultry: (head) 3,160
Cattle (head) 245,630
Milk production (1,000 liters) 17.687
Egg production: (1,000 dz) 7
Swine: (head) 2,355
Milk cows (head): 17,340

Main crops in planted area (2005)

Bananas: 0.26 kmª
Beans: 5.3 kmª
Coconut: 0.53 kmª
Corn: 8 kmª
Cotton:
Manioc: 1 kmª
Oranges:
Pineapple: 0.1 kmª
Rice: 5 kmª
Sorghum:
Soybeans:
Sugarcane:
Tomatoes:
Watermelon:

Data are from IBGE

Number of industrial establishments: 6 (10/06/2005)
Industrial District: none - (Sept/2004)
Distilleries: none (June/2005)
Meat-packing Plants/Egg collection: none (07/06/2005)
Dairies: Cooperativa Mista Agropecuária de Itapirapuã Ltda (07/06/2005)
Banking Establishments: - Banco do Brasil S.A (01/06/2005)
Number of Retail Commercial Establishments: 57 (April/2005)
Motor vehicles: 434 automobiles, 38 trucks, 21 pickup trucks, and 549 motorcycles. (2004)

GDP: (R$ 1,000.00) 65.188 (2003)
GDP: per capita (R$ 1.00) 5,630 (2003)
GDP by sectors in 2002 (R$ 1,000.00): 33.964 (Agriculture), 4.162 (Industry), 19.390 (Services)
Ranking of GDP in state (2002): 86

Education (2005)