Rianápolis

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Rianápolis
State	Goiás
Area:	159.3 km²
Population:	4,410 (IBGE 2005)
Elevation:	589 m above sea level
Postcode (CEP):	76310-000
Became a city:	1958
Distance to Goiânia:	156 km
Statistical Microregion:	Ceres Microregion
Website:	not available

1 Location
2 Political information
3 Demographic Information
4 Economy
5 Education (2005)
6 Health (2003)
7 Water, electricity and sewage
8 Human Development Index
9 See also
10 Sources of data

[edit] Location

Rianápolis is a small town and municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is located almost directly north of the state capital and is on the important BR-153 highway, which links Belem to São Paulo. The regional center of Ceres, is located 19 km. to the northwest.

Highway connections: BR-153 from Anápolis to Rianápolis. From Goiânia take GO-080 / Nerópolis / São Francisco de Goiás / BR-153 / Jaraguá. Rianápolis is 43 km. north of Jaraguá. See Seplan

Neighboring municipalities: Rialma, Santa Rita do Novo Destino, Jaraguá, and Uruana

[edit] Political information

Mayor: Ery de Castro e Silva (January 2005)
Number of voters: 3,325 (April 2006)
Number of members on city council: 9

[edit] Demographic Information

Population density: 27.68 inhab/km² (2005)
Urban population: 3,778(2003)
Rural population: 609 (2003)
Population growth or loss: a gain of about 900 people since 1980

[edit] Economy

Economic activity is based on agriculture, cattle raising, services, small transformation industries, and government employment

Economic data

Industrial units: 9 (10/06/2005)
Retail units: 43
Dairies: LACEL - Laticínios Ceres Ltda (22/05/2006)
Banking establishments: none (01/06/2005)
Automobiles: 478 (2004)
Cattle: 18,000 (2004)
Poultry: 7,300 (2004)
Swine: 900 (2004)
Dairy cows: 3,300 (2004)
Main agricultural crops: rice (2.5 km²), sugarcane (24 km²), beans, manioc, corn (3 km²), and soybeans (6 km²).