Mairipotaba
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Mairipotaba is a small town and municipality, in south Goiás state, Brazil.
- Population: 2,369 inhabitants in 2005
- Total area: 460.9 km² (2002)
- Elevation. 658 meters
- Raised to municipal status: 1953
- Postal code: 75630-000
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[edit] Location and Municipal boundaries
Mairipotaba is located in the Meia Ponte Microregion about 85 kilometers directly south of the state capital, Goiânia. It has highway connections with Varjão, 36 kilometers to the north, Aragoiânia, 38 kilometers to the north, and Professor Jamil, 32 kilometers to the west. The important Rio dos Bois passes to the west.
Municipal boundaries are with:
- North: Varjão
- South: Pontalina
- East: Cromínia and Professor Jamil
- West: Edealina
[edit] Political Data
In January 2005 the mayor was Edvaldo Inácio Ferreira and the vice-mayor was Antônio Carlos de Lima. There were 9 members on the city council. There were 2,065 eligible voters in 2004.
[edit] Demographic Data
The population density was 5.04 inhabitants/km² in 2003. The population has been decreasing since 1980 when it was 2,670. From 1996 to 2000 the population decreased 2,21.%. As in most municipalities in the state the rural population has diminished and the urban population has decreased. In 1980 the rural population was 1,822 while in 2003 it had diminished to 815.
[edit] Economy
The economy is based on services, small transformation industries, agriculture, and cattle raising. In June 2005 there were 9 industrial units and 18 retail units. There were no bank institutions as of 2005. The number of motor vehicles was small with 215 automobiles, 11 trucks, 5 pickups, and 121 motorcycles in 2003.
The cattle herd had 32,298 head in 2004 and the main agricultural products were rice, oranges, manioc, corn, and soybeans. Only corn and soybeans surpassed a planted area of 1,000 hectares in 2005, with 1,330 and 2,200 respectively.
[edit] Health and Education
In 2003 there was one hospital with 11 beds and 2 walk-in health clinics. There were 5 doctors, 1 nurse, and 2 dentists in the town in 2002. The infant mortality rate was 19.67 deaths in every 1,000 live births in 2000. This was below the state and national average.
In the school system there were 2 schools, 15 classrooms, 40 teachers and 777 students in 2005. The literacy rate was 85.3% in 2000.
Mairipotaba had a rating of 0.761 on the latest United Nations Human Development Index, ranking it 51 out of 242 cities in the state of Goiás. For the complete list see [1]
