Novo Gama

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Novo Gama
State	Goiás
Area:	191.6 km²
Population:	93,081 (IBGE 2005)
Elevation:	1,100m above sea level
Postcode (CEP):	72860-000
IBGE statistical microregion:	Entorno de Brasília
Became a city:	1995
Distance to Goiânia:	190 km.
Website:	none

Novo Gama is a city and municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is part of the greater Brasília metropolitan area. In 2005 the population was estimated to be 93,081 inhabitants.

1 Location
2 Political Information
3 Demographic Information
4 The Economy
5 Health and Education
6 Income Distribution
7 History
8 Human Development Index
9 Sources of Data

[edit] Location

Novo Gama is part of the Entorno de Brasília, the statistical microregion that includes the cities in the state of Goiás that surround Brasília. It is 190 kilometers from the state capital of Goiânia and 40 kilometers from the Plano Piloto of Brasília, being located in the fast-growing urban conurbation south of Brasília, which includes Valparaíso de Goiás, Cidade Ocidental, and Luziânia. The main highways that provide access to the city are: DF-060, 020, 040, and BR-040.

Municipal boundaries are with:

[edit] Political Information

In January 2005 the Mayor was Sônia Chaves de Freitas Carvalho Nascimento. There were 10 city-council members and 38,921 eligible voters in 2004.

[edit] Demographic Information

In 2005 the population density was 485.62 inhab/km². In 2003 there were 82,054 inhabitants in the urban area and 1,521 inhabitants in the rural area. The population has been growing rapidly since the first census of 2000.

[edit] The Economy

The industrial sector is growing, with factories of bricks and tiles, milk processing, sweets and meat processing. A large part of the population works in Brasília and travels back and forth by bus. Workers often have to take two or more buses. On Sunday there is the traditional Feira do Pedregal, considered the third largest market in the Central-West region.

One of the largest industries, Incopal Indústria e Comércio de Produtos Alimentícios, was created by Argentinians who had established a doce de leite (a type of caramel spread) factory on a farm in the area. The factory now produces for the regional market and even exports to several countries.

In 2005 there were 28 industrial establishments, employing 183 workers, and 403 commercial establishments, employing 950 workers. There were two financial establishments: Banco Itaú S.A - Economia Credito Imobiliário S.A-ECONOMISA. In 2004 there were 1,060 automobiles in the city.

Since Novo Gama is a bedroom community for Brasília, few inhabitants make their living from agriculture. In 2005 there were 4,800 head of cattle and modest production of rice, bananas, sugarcane, beans, oranges, guava, manioc, and tangerines.

[edit] Health and Education

In 2003 there were no hospitals and 11 walk-in health clinics. There were 62 doctors, 18 nurses, 10 dentists, 67 technicians, and 52 auxiliary nurses. In 2000 the infant mortality rate was 24.95, well below the national average of 33.0.

In 2005 the school system had 46 schools, with 365 classrooms, 658 teachers, and 24,891 students. There were 4,904 students studying at 6 secondary schools. There were no institutions of higher learning. In 2000 the adult literacy rate was 89.0%, higher than the national average of 86.4%.

[edit] Income Distribution

In 2000 there were 18,620 households, of which 2,303 had no income and 2,953 earned less than 1 minimum salary.

[edit] History

Novo Gama first appeared in 1974, with the housing development called Parque Estrela D'Alva VI. The population increased due to the great migratory influx, mainly from the Northeast and Goiás. Because of the rocky soil the place was popularly known as Pedregal. The region was then part of the municipality of Luziânia.

The project of the creation of Núcleo Habitacional Novo Gama arose from popular movements associated with the famous open-air market of Pedregal. The Núcleo Habitacional Novo Gama was created in t1980, by a real estate group called Economisa. With the fast population growth Luziânia recognized the necessity of dividing the space in administrative districts, and the place was called Região Administrativa de Novo Gama. In 1995 it became independent of Luziânia.