São Luís de Montes Belos

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São Luís de Montes Belos
State	Goiás
Area:	826.2 km²
Population:	27,225 (IBGE 2005)
Elevation:	579m above sea level
Postcode (CEP):	76100-000
IBGE statistical microregion:	Anicuns Microregion
Became a city:	1953
Distance to Goiânia:	122 km.
Website:	none

São Luís de Montes Belos is a small city and municipality in the State of Goiás, Brazil.

1 Location
2 Political Information
3 Demographic Information
4 Climate
5 Economy
- 5.1 Main agricultural products in planted area
- 5.2 Economic Information
6 Education (2005)
7 Health (2003)
8 Municipal Human Development Index
9 See also
10 Sources of Data
11 External Sources

[edit] Location

It is located in the Anicuns Microregion, 123 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia, to which it is connected by highway GO-060. It is bounded by the following municipalities:

north: Sanclerlândia
northwest: Adelândia and Turvânia
south and southeast: Firminópolis
southwest: Aurilândia
west: Sanclerlândia and Córrego do Ouro

The distance to Goiânia is 129 km. Highway communications are made by GO-060 / Trindade / Nazário / Turvânia / Firminópolis. See Seplan

[edit] Political Information

Mayor: Marisa Assis de Oliveira Guimarães (January 2005)
City council: 09
Eligible voters: 21,198 (April/2006)

[edit] Demographic Information

Population density: 32.95 inhab/km² (2005)
Urban population: 22,271 (2000)
Rural population: 4,112 (2000)
Population growth: a gain of about 2,000 people since 1980

[edit] Climate

The average elevation is 630 meters above sea level and most of the land is flat or hilly. There are many rivers, the most important being the Fartura, Cerrado, and São Domingos. The main strams are the Santana, Santa Rosa, São Manoel and Diamantina. The climate of the region is hot and semi-humid, with an average temperature ranging from 27ºC fto 28ºC. According to the weather station in São Luís, the minimum temperature is 19ºC and the maximum, 35ºC. [1]

[edit] Economy

Cattle raising is the most important economic activity in São Luís. The pasture land is extensive and the main breeds raised are Gir and Nelore. Most cattle are shipped out to be slaughtered in larger urban centers. Swine, poultry, and horse raising are also important activities, as well as traditional agriculture.

The size of the cattle herd was 116,000 in 2004 of which 17,000 were milking cows. [2]

Milk production is important in the region. São Luís de Montes Belos is a reference point taking in a total of 17 municipalities with an estimated herd of 974,000 head, of which 137,000 are dairy cattle. The annual milk production is about 133 million liters of milk.[3] The town has been chosen to implement a Technological Milk Center (Centro Tecnológico do Leite (CTL), which will be a training site for the technicians who assist the cattle farmers.

The main natural resource is wood, which is used in construction and in the furniture industry. This small furniture industry has given the town the rather exaggerated nickname, ""Capital Industrial do Oeste Goiano"".

[edit] Main agricultural products in planted area

bananas: 425 hectares (2003)
hearts of palm: 86 hectares
rice: 300 hectares
corn: 4,500 hectares

Data are from IBGE

[edit] Economic Information

Industrial units: 59 (2005), employing 1,493 workers in 2003
Commercial units: 315 (2005), employing 1,308 workers in 2003
Dairies: Laticínios Morrinhos Ind. e Com. Ltda. - Indústria e Comércio de Laticínios Magnata Ltda. - Laticínios Montes Belos Ltda (22/05/2006)
Meat-packing plant: none (22/05/2006)
Financial institutions: - Banco do Brasil S.A. - BRADESCO S.A.

- Banco Itaú S.A. - CEF.(01/06/2005)

Automobiles: 3,837 (2004)

[edit] Education (2005)

Schools: 29
Classrooms: 178
Teachers: 358
Students: 7,835
Higher education: UEG - Faculdade de Educação, Ciências e Letras de São Luiz de Montes Belos (763 students in 2004)
Adult literacy rate: 87.9% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)