Padre Bernardo
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Padre Bernardo is a small city and municipality north of the Federal District of Brazil in Goiás state, Brazil.
- Population (2005): 24,655
- Total area (2002): 3,137.903 km²
- Elevation: 629 meters
- Became a city: 1963
- Postal code: 73700-000
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[edit] Location
Padre Bernardo is located 42 km. north of the boundary with the Federal District. It is part of the micro-region called Entorno de Brasília, which includes 20 municipalities with 766,502 inhabitants in a total area of 38,212.00 km². It has boundaries with the following municipalities:
- North: Mimoso de Goiás
- South: Cocalzinho de Goiás
- East: Planaltina de Goiás
- West: Vila Propício
[edit] Political Information
In January 2005 the Mayor was Daniel de Fátima Duarte. The city council had 9 members and there were 14,096 eligible voters in April 2006.
[edit] Demographic Information
In 2005 the population density was 7.86 inhab/km². In 2003 there were 13,672 people living in the urban area and 9,387 living in the rural area. The population has increased by over 9,000 people since 1980.
[edit] Economic Information
The main economic activities are cattle raising and growing of corn and soybeans. Local commerce, with restaurants, bars, clothing and shoe shops, banks, supermarkets, among others, supplies the basic necessities of the population. There are small industries of brickmaking, milk produces and clothing manufacturing. The largest employer in the town was the government.
In 2005 there were 19 industries and 141 commercial establishments. There were two financial institutions: Banco do Brasil S.A. - BRADESCO S.A. There was 1 dairy: Empresa de Laticínios Dorei Ltda. There were 741 automobiles in 2004.
The economic sectors employing the population were: agriculture--62 workers; extractive industries--25 workers; transformation industries--114 workers; commerce--344; lodging and food--113; and public administration--1,836 workers.
In 2004 there were 24,000 head of cattle, 66,000 head of poultry, and 6,150 head of swine. The main agricultural products were rice (1,200 hectares), bananas, sugarcane, beans, coconuts, oranges, lemons, manioc, corn (3,000 hectares), and soybeans (12,000 hectares).
[edit] Health and Education
In 2003 there were no hospitals and 6 ambulatory health clinics. In 2002 there were 15 doctors, 6 nurses, and 6 dentists. In 2000 the infant mortality rate was 30.06--below the national average of 33.0.
In 2005 the school system had 27 schools, 153 classrooms, 315 teachers, and 8,637 students. There were 1,119 students in 2 middle schools. In 2000 the adult literacy rate was 73.6--less than the national average of 86.4%.
[edit] Income distribution
In 2000 there were 5,681 households, of which 3,026 declared an income of less than 1 minimum salary.
[edit] History
Padre Bernardo owes its existence to pilgrims who came to a chapel in the region in the 1930s for the cult of the Divine Holy Spirit. In 1951 an "arraial" (settlement) was formed with the name of Barro Alto, located 12 kilometers west of the Maranhão River on a stream called Côrrego Barro Alto. The name "Padre Bernardo" became official in 1955 in tribute to the parish priest of Luziânia, Bernardo Stockler, who constantly visited the new town to celebrate weddings, baptisms and attend the religious needs of the local population. Padre Stockler died in 1955 and is buried in the church of Luziânia.
[edit] United Nations Municipal Human Development Index
- Life expectancy: 66.765
- Adult literacy: 0.804
- School attendance: 0.777
- HDI-M: 0.705
- State ranking: 204 (out of 242 municipalities)
- National ranking: 2,909 (out of 5,507 municipalities)
(All data are from 2000.)
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