São Miguel do Passa Quatro

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São Miguel do Passa Quatro
State	Goiás
Area:	537.8 km²
Population:	3,895 (IBGE 2005)
Elevation:	801 m above sea level
Postcode (CEP):	75185-000
IBGE statistical microregion:	016 [[Pires do Rio Microregion]
Became a city:	1989
Distance to Goiânia:	112 km
Website:	none

São Miguel do Passa Quatro is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.

1 Location
2 Climate
3 Political information
4 Demographic information
5 Economic information
6 Education (2005)
7 Health (2003)
8 Municipal Human Development Index
9 See also
10 Sources of data

[edit] Location

São Miguel is located in the Pires do Rio Microregion [1] , at a distance of 112 kilometers from the state capital of Goiânia. Highway connections from Goiânia are made by BR-352 / Bela Vista de Goiás / Cristianópolis / GO-139. [2]

It has boundaries with Bela Vista de Goiás, Cristianópolis, Silvânia and Vianópolis.

[edit] Climate

The climate is tropical humid with an average annual temperature of 21 °C. From May to October are the lowest temperatures, between 18 °C and 21 °C, with an average minimum of 9 °C to 13 °C. The hottest months, from September to November, register maximum temperatures of 36 °C to 38 °C. The annual rainfall is around 1,400 millimeters. The elevation varies between 600 and 900 meters above sea level.

[edit] Political information

Mayor: Eleusa França de Melo (January 2005)
City council: 09 members
Eligible voters: 2,783 (April/2006)

[edit] Demographic information

Population density: 7.24 inhab/km² (2005)
Urban population: 1,501 (2000)
Rural population: 1,980 (2000)
Population growth: a gain of about 1,000 people since 1991

[edit] Economic information

The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. In 2002 the GDP was 29.9 million Reais. This was ranked 136 out of 246 municipalities in the state. The agricultural sector produced over 20 million Reais of the GDP; industry was 1.8 million Reais; and services accounted for 7.5 million Reais.

Industrial units: 2 (2005)
Commercial units: 31 (2005)
Dairy: none (22/05/2006)
Meat-packing plant: none (22/05/2006)
Financial institutions: none (01/06/2005)
Automobiles: 201 (2004)
Cattle herd: 32,250 head (5,600 milk cows) (2004)
Poultry: 34,000 head (2004)
Swine: 3,650 head (2004)
Main crops: rice, beans, manioc, guava, oranges, tangerines, corn (15 km²), sorghum, tomatoes, and soybeans (120 km²).