Itapuranga
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| Itapuranga | |
|---|---|
| State | Goiás |
| Area: | 1,277,2 km² |
| Population: | 25,646 (IBGE 2005) |
| Elevation: | 651m above sea level |
| Postcode (CEP): | 76680-000 |
| IBGE statistical microregion: | Ceres Microregion |
| Became a city: | 1953 |
| Distance to Goiânia: | 171 km. |
| Website: | Itapuranga Net |
Itapuranga is a small town and municipality in northern Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 25,646 (2005 estimate) in a total area of 1,277,2 km² (10/10/2002).
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[edit] Location and Climate
Itapuranga is located northwest of Goiânia and north of Goiás.
- Main highways of access: G0-070 to Itaberaí and state highway GO-156 north through Heitoraí. See Seplan
Because of its fertile soil and geo-economic location, Itapuranga is considered the capital of the Vale do São Patrício. Municipal boundaries are with: Carmo do Rio Verde, Faina, Goiás, Guarita, Heitoraí, Morro Agudo de Goiás, Uruana and São Patrício.
There are two well defined seasons, a rainy season from October to April, and a dry season, from May to September. The average annual minimum temperature is 11 °C, the maximum, 38 °C, and the average, 25 °C.
The vegetation is quite diversified: small clumps of forest, bushes, and grasses. The types of vegetation cover are: cerrado 8.2%, fields 4.4%, forest 3.0%. The cultivated area is 8.7% and the pasture land is 74.8%.
[edit] Political data
- Mayor: Wagner Camargo Júnior
- Vice-mayor: Maria Ferraz da Silva Mota
- Number of councilmembers: 9
- Total number of eligible voters: 21,131 (06/09/2004)
[edit] Demographic data
- Year // Population // Urban Pop. // Rural Pop.
- 1980 // 30,358 // 15,492 // 14,866
- 1991 // 31,215 // 19,885 // 11,330
- 2003 // 26,202 // 20,210 (1) // 5,992 (1)
- 2005 // 25,646
(1) Estimated by logistic method
- Population growth rate 1991/1996: -2.23.%
- Population growth rate 1991/2000: -1.70.%
- Population growth rate 1996/2000: -1.04.%
[edit] Economy
Cattle raising, services, small industries, and agriculture are the main economic activities.
[edit] Animal raising (2004)
- Poultry: (head) 91,300
- Cattle (head) 134,000
- Milk production (1,000 liters) 30,690
- Egg production: (1,000 dz) 254
- Swine: (head) 11,000
- Milk cows (head): 27,900
[edit] Main crops in planted area(2005)
In hectares planted
- Bananas: 80 hectares
- Beans: 33
- Coconut: 20
- Corn: 2,500
- Manioc: 100
- Passion fruit: 40
- Rice: 1,500
- Soybeans: 150
- Sugarcane: 2,000
- Tomatoes: 25
Data are from IBGE
- Number of industrial establishments: 84 (10/06/2005)
- Industrial district: Distrito Agroindustrial - DIAI (Sept/2004)
- Distilleries: none (June/2005)
- Meat-packing Plants/Egg collection: none (07/06/2005)
- Dairies: - Goiaslat Indústria de Alimentos Ltda.; - Duleite Indústria de Alimentos Ltda.; - Indústria e Com. de Laticínios Primavera Ltda (07/06/2005)
- Banking Establishments: - Banco do Brasil S.A - BRADESCO S.A.
- Banco Itaú S.A. - CEF. (01/06/2005)
- Number of Retail Commercial Establishments: 201 (April/2005)
- Motor vehicles: 2,170 automobiles, 208 trucks, 143 pickup trucks, and 2,426 motorcycles. (2004)
- GDP: (R$ 1,000.00) 100.533 (2003)
- GDP: per capita (R$ 1.00) 3,861 (2003)
- GDP by sectors in 2002 (R$ 1,000.00): 39.168 (Agriculture), 13.170 (Industry), 44.414 (Services)
- Ranking of GDP in state (2002): 61
[edit] Education (2005)
- Schools in activity: 28
- Classrooms: 219
- Teachers: 392
- Total Students: 7,041
- Students in pre-school education: 732
- Students in Literacy Class: 0
- Students in Primary Level: 4,223
- Students in Secondary Level: 1,406
- Students in Special Education: 36
- Students in Adult Education: 495
- Students in Professional Education: 0
- Students in Nursery School: 149
- Higher education: UEG - Faculdade de Educação, Ciências e Letras de Itapuranga.
- Literacy Rate: 82.9%
[edit] Health (2003)
- Hospitals: 5
- Beds: 223
- Walk-in health clinics: 8
- Doctors: 46 (2002)
- Nurses: 7
- Dentists: 4
- Infant mortality rate: 26.53 (in 1,000 live births)
[edit] Permanent households in 2000
- Total: 7,879
- Up to 1 minimum salary: 3,250
- More than 1 to 2: 1,829
- More than 2 to 3: 621
- More than 3 to 5: 735
- More than 5 to 10: 503
- More than 10 to 15: 122
- More than 15 to 20: 75
- More than 20 to 30: 30
- More than 30: 53
- No income: 661
[edit] Human Development Index
- Life expectancy: 67.9
- Adult literacy rate: 0.808
- School attendance rate: 0.829
- MHDI: 0.735
- State ranking: 128 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000)
- National ranking: 2,312 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000)
Data are from 2000
For the complete list see frigoletto.com.br
[edit] See also
List of municipalities in Goiás
