São Francisco de Goiás

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São Francisco de Goiás
State	Goiás
Area:	339.3 km²
Population:	6,044 (IBGE 2005)
Elevation:	747m above sea level
Postcode (CEP):	75490-000
IBGE statistical microregion:	Anápolis Microregion
Became a city:	1953
Distance to Goiânia:	102 km.
Website:	none

São Francisco de Goiás is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 6,044 (2005 estimate) in a total area of 339.3 km².

1 Location and Geography
2 Political Information
3 Demographic Information
4 Economic Information
5 Education (2005)
6 Health (2003)
7 History
8 Tourism
9 Municipal Human Development Index
10 See also
11 Sources of Data

[edit] Location and Geography

São Francisco is located 102 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia. It belongs to the Anápolis Microregion.

Municipal boundaries:

Connections from Goiânia are made by GO-080 / Nerópolis / Petrolina de Goiás. Federal highway BR-153 is 4 kilometers east of the town.

The main rivers that cross the municipalitiy are Rio Pari, Lagoinha, das Almas, and Padre Souza. The climate is classified as tropical, hot and simi-moist. The average temperature in the coldest monthss is 18ºC and 23ºC to 30ºC in the hottest months. Most of the rain falls between December and March.

[edit] Political Information

Mayor: Watson Arantes Gama (took office on 03/06/2005)
City council: 09
Eligible voters: 4,525 (April/2006)

[edit] Demographic Information

Population density: 17.81 inhab/km² (2005)
Urban population: 4,041 (2000)
Rural population: 1,987 (2000)
Population growth: a loss of about 3,300 people since 1980

[edit] Economic Information

The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. In 2002 the GDP was 20.4 million Reais (agriculture: 8.4 million Reais; industry: 2.4 million Reais; and services: 9.4 million Reais)

Industrial units: 26 (2005)
Commercial units: 37 (2005)
Dairy: none (22/05/2006)
Meat-packing plant: none (22/05/2006)
Financial institutions: Banco Itaú S.A. (01/06/2005)
Automobiles: 302 (2004)
Cattle herd: 40,000 head (6,800 milk cows) (2004)
Poultry: 25,000 head (2004)
Swine: 2,820 head (2004)
Main crops: pineapple, rice (150 hectares), bananas, beans, manioc (300 hectares), corn (700 hectares), tomatoes, and soybeans

[edit] Education (2005)

Schools: 4
Classrooms: 41
Teachers: 69
Students: 1,840
Higher education: none
Adult literacy rate: 82.3% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)

[edit] Health (2003)

Hospitals: 1
Hospital beds: 30
Ambulatory clinics: 3
Doctors, nurses, dentists: 8, 2, 1 (2002)
Infant mortality rate: 20.94 (2000) (national average was 33.0)

[edit] History

The site of the town was first inhabited by Europeans in 1740 by gold diggers looking for gold in the rivers. In 1911 the town was part of Jaraguá becoming a separate municipality in 1953.

[edit] Tourism

In tourism the region attracts visitors to the river like Rio Padre Souza, which is eight kilometers from the city and is sought after by fishermen. Rio das Almas crosses Jaraguá and is used for swimming and fishing. Rio das Pedras is about 15 kilometers from the city and many people camp on its banks. The most beautiful site in the region is Cachoeira da Usina, which is 4 kilometers from the city on a ranch called Fazenda Gilberto de Castro. The waterfall is five meters high and there is a beach nearby.