Maurilândia
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Maurilândia is a small town and municipality in southwest Goiás state, Brazil. It is a large producer of sugarcane.
- Population (2005): 10,001
- Total area (2002): 393.79
- Elevation: 450 meters
- Became a municipality: 1963
- Postal code: 75930-000
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[edit] Location
Maurilândia is located in the Southwest Goiás Microregion on the Rio São Tomé near the Rio Turvo and the Rio dos Bois, an important tributary of the Paranaíba. It is 13 kilometers south of Turvelândia and 71 kilometers east of regional center Rio Verde. The region is very ferile and has become one of the most important economic areas of the state of Goiás producing cattle, soybeans, rice, and corn. Neighboring municipalities are:
- north: Turvelândia and Porteirão
- south: Castelândia
- east: São Domingos
- west: Rio Verde
Maurilândia is 251 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia. Highway connections are made by BR-060 / Abadia de Goiás / Indiara / Acreúna / GO-164 / BR-452 / GO-409. [1]
[edit] Political Information
In January 2005 the mayor was Edjane Alves de Almeida Resende and the vice-mayor was Wanderval Silva Martins. There were 9 councilmembers on the city council and the total number of eligible voters was 8,020 in 2004.
[edit] Demographic Information
In 2003 the population density was 24.07 inhabitants/km². In 2003 the urban population was 9,004 and the rural population was 473. The population has almost doubled since 1980 when it was 5,032. From 1991 to 2000 the population grew by 2.28.%.
[edit] Economy
The economy is based on agriculture, cattle raising, services, and modest transformation industries. There is significant production of poultry. In 2005 there were 10 industrial units and 108 retail units. There were 2 bank branches: Banco do Brasil S.A and Banco Itaú S.A. In 2004 the number of motor vehicles was: 595 automobiles, 212 trucks, 48 pickups, and 209 motorcycles. Public administration was the biggest employer in 2004 with 241 workers, followed by commerce with 193 workers, and by agriculture with 175 workers.
There were 17,000 head of cattle and 254,500 head of poultry registered in 2004. There was a significant production of sugarcane with 7,992 hectares planted in 2005. Other important crops were corn and soybeans. [2]
[edit] Health and Education
In 2003 there was 1 hospital with 14 beds and 1 walk-in health clinic. There were 5 doctors, 0 nurses, and 3 dentists in 2002. The infant mortality rate was 23.82 in every 1,000 live births in 2000.
In 2005 the school system had 6 schools, 56 classrooms, 111 teachers, and 3,153 students. There were no institutions of higher learning. The adult literacy rate was 81.6% in 2000. [3]
Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index
- Life expectancy: 69.01
- Adult literacy rate: 0.791
- School attendance rate: 0.818
- MHDI: 0.726
- State ranking: 159 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000)
- National ranking: 2.508 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000)
Data from 2000
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