Piracanjuba
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| Piracanjuba | |
|---|---|
| State | Goiás |
| Area: | 2,405.1 km² |
| Population: | 24,252 (IBGE 2005) |
| Elevation: | 753m above sea level |
| Postcode (CEP): | 75640-000 |
| IBGE statistical microregion: | Meia Ponte Microregion |
| Became a city: | 1869 |
| Distance to Goiânia: | 85 km. |
| Website: | Prefeitura Municipal de Piracanjuba |
Piracanjuba is a small city and municipality in southeastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is a big producer of orchids, milk products, and soybeans.
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[edit] Location
Piracanjuba is located southeast of Goiânia. It is in the valley of the Piracanjuba River, which flows to south to join the Paranaíba. The important BR-153 highway lies 23 km. to the west.
Distances to important cities are: Goiânia, 85 km; Morrinhos, 76 km;, Caldas Novas, 62 km; and Brasília, 282 km. The main highways are Go-413, Go-147, Go-405 and BR-153, the interstate linking Goiânia with the state of Minas Gerais. There are municipal boundaries with Morrinhos, Caldas Novas, and Professor Jamil
[edit] Political Information
- Mayor: Naudiomar Elias de Souza (January 2005)
- City council: 9
- Eligible voters: 18,467 (April 2006)
[edit] Demographic Information
- Population density: 10.08 inhab/km² (2005)
- Urban population: 16,625(2003)
- Rural population: 7,274 (2003)
- Population growth or loss: a gain of about 150 people since 1980
[edit] Economic Information
The economy is based on agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. Piracanjuba is considered the state capital of orchids and is one of the largest producers of this flower in Brazil. Cattle raising, especially for dairy products, is the most important economic activity, but there are also large plantations of soybeans.
- Industrial units: 38 (2005)
- Commercial units: 209 (2005)
- Bank agencies: Banco do Brasil S.A. - BRADESCO S.A. - Banco Itaú S.A.
(June 2005) - CEF
- Dairy: Coop. Agrop. Mista de Piracanjuba Ltda. - Laticínios Bela Vista Ltda. (May 2006)
- Motor vehicles: 2,582 automobiles (2004)
- Cattle herd: 195,925 head (2004)
- Poultry: 116,300 (2004)
- Swine: 14,786 (20049
- Dairy cows: 61,200 (2004)
- Main crops (2005): pineapple, flowers, cotton, rice (3,800 hectares), coffee, beans, sunflowers, oranges, manioc, soybeans (50,500 hectares), tomatoes, and corn (2,150 hectares).
[edit] Education (2005)
- Schools: 31
- Classrooms: 189
- Teachers: 407
- Students: 6,796
- Middle school enrollment: 795 students
- Higher education: Faculdade de Piracanjuba - FAP
- Adult literacy rate: 87.7% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)
[edit] Health (2003)
- Hospitals: 3
- Hospital beds: 117
- Ambulatory clinics: 9
- Doctors, nurses, dentists: 49, 5, 2 (2002)
- Infant mortality rate: 24.95 (2000) (national average was 33.0).
[edit] Tourism
Piracanjuba is famous for its Orchid Exposition, which has been going on for the last 20 years. It is considered the largest event of this nature in the country, receiving more than 20 thousand visitors and 500 growers. For photos of the city see [1].
[edit] Origin of the name
The name "Piracanjuba" is derived from the fish with the same name (Triurobrycon lundii), which was once common in river waters of this region. [2]
Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index
- Life expectancy: 68.58
- Adult literacy rate: 0.865
- School attendance rate: 0.799
- MHDI: 0.755
- State ranking: 67 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000)
- National ranking: 1,735 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000)
Data are from 2000
For a complete list see Frigoletto.com
