Pires do Rio

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Pires do Rio
State	Goiás
Area:	1,076,9 km²
Population:	26,229 (IBGE 2005)
Elevation:	758 m above sea level
Postcode (CEP):	75200-000
Became a city:	1930
Distance to Goiânia:	144 km.
Website:	Municipal government

Pires do Rio is a small city and municipality in Goiás state, Brazil. It is a prosperous town and a major producer of poultry.

1 Location
2 Political information
3 Demographic Information
4 Economic Information
5 Education (2005)
6 Health (2003)
7 Income distribution (2000)
8 History
9 Tourism
10 Municipal Human Development Index
11 External links
12 See also
13 Sources of Data

[edit] Location

It is located in the Pires do Rio Microregion. [1] This microregion has 9 cities with 85,735 inhabitants in a total area of 9,449.80 km².

It is located 144 kilometers from the state capital and is served by highways GO-020, 330 and 414, as well as by several municipal roads.

Connections from Goiânia are made by BR-352 / Bela Vista de Goiás / Cristianópolis / BR-352 / G-020 / Santa Cruz de Goiás / Palmelo. [2]

Neighboring municipalities are: Caldas Novas, Cristianópolis, Ipameri, Orizona, Palmelo, Santa Cruz de Goiás, Urutaí and Vianópolis.

[edit] Political information

Mayor: Maria Aparecida Marasco Tomazini (January 2005)
Eligible voters: 20,789 (April 2006)
Votes for Mayor in last election: 6,341 (04/10/2004)
Political party: Coalition called PIRES DO RIO CADA VEZ MELHOR (PSDB / PSDC)
City council: 9 members

[edit] Demographic Information

Population density: 28.83 inhab/km² (2005)
Urban population: 25,301(2003)
Rural population: 2,190 (2003)
Population growth or loss: a gain of about 9,500 people since 1980

[edit] Economic Information

The economy is based on agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. The soil also has deposits of clay for the manufacture of rooftiles and bricks.

Industrial units: 65 (2005)
Commercial units: 397 (2005)
Bank agencies: Banco do Brasil S.A. - BRADESCO S.A. - Banco Itaú S.A.

(June 2005) - CEF

Dairy: Indústria e Comércio de Laticínios Pires do Rio Ltda (22/05/2006)
Meat packing plant: Nutriza Agroindustrial de Alimentos S/A
Motor vehicles: 3,703 automobiles (2004)
Cattle herd: 81,500 head (2004)
Poultry: 1,602,500 head (2004)
Swine: 4,275 (2004)
Dairy cows: 12,450 (2004)
Main crops (2005): pineapple, rice, coffee, beans, manioc, soybeans (50 km²), and corn (8 km²).

[edit] Education (2005)

Schools: 27
Classrooms: 179
Teachers: 375
Students: 8,178
Middle school enrollment: 1,350 students
Higher education: Campus of the State University of Goiás - Faculdade do Sudoeste Goiano- FASUG
Adult literacy rate: 91.0% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)

[edit] Health (2003)

Hospitals: 2
Hospital beds: 105
Ambulatory clinics: 5
Doctors, nurses, dentists: 55, 15, 14 (2002)
Infant mortality rate: 24.45 (2000) (national average was 33.0).

[edit] Income distribution (2000)

Households: 7,685
Households declaring no income: 196
Households declaring income of less than 1 minimum salary: 2,046
Between 1 and 2 minimum salaries: 2,129
Between 2 and 3 minimum salaries: 902
Between 3 and 5 minimum salaries: 1,068
Between 5 and 10 minimum salaries: 858
Between 10 and 15 minimum salaries: 210
Between 15 and 20 minimum salaries: 134
Between 20 and 30 minimum salaries: 63
More than 30 minimum salaries: 88

[edit] History

The town was created when the railroad station was built in 1921. It belongs to the Municipal Association of the Region of the Railroad, because it was the first town to have a railroad station in the state of Goiás. This fact was also crucial in its foundation and development.

[edit] Tourism

The main attraction of the town is the natural beauty of the Cachoeira (Waterfall) do Maratá. It has 70 meters of free fall and is considered a good place for skydiving, camping, and swimming. Another tourist point is the old Usina do Salto, an abandoned hydroelectric plant built in 1930. It attracts tourists for camping, kayaking, and innertube floating.

In the town there is a railroad museum, which has several objects from the days when Pires do Rio was on the railroad line.