São Patrício

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São Patrício
State	Goiás
Area:	134.5 km²
Population:	1,845 (IBGE 2005)
Elevation:	560 m above sea level
Postcode (CEP):	76343-000
IBGE statistical microregion:	006 Ceres Microregion
Became a city:	1997
Distance to Goiânia:	189 km.
Website:	none

São Patrício is a small town and municipality in northwestern Goiás state, Brazil.

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

[edit] Location

São Patrício is located 42 km. west of Ceres.

Highway connections from Goiânia: GO-070 / Goianira / Inhumas / GO-154 / Itaguaru / Uruana / Carmo do Rio Verde / GO-460. See Seplan

Neighboring municipalities: Morro Agudo de Goiás, Rubiataba, Carmo do Rio Verde, Itapuranga

[edit] Political information

Mayor: Lery Guedes de Queiroz Filho (January 2005)
City council: 09 members
Eligible voters: 1,638 (April/2006)

[edit] Demographic information

Population density: 13.72/km² (2005)
Urban population: 827 (2000)
Rural population: 1,008 (2000)
Population growth: a gain of 10 people since 2000

[edit] Economic information

The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. In 2002 the GDP was 10.9 million Reais. This was ranked 222 out of 246 municipalities in the state. The agricultural sector produced over 7 million Reais of the GDP.

Industrial units: 2 (2005)
Commercial units: 12 (2005)
Dairy: SALAT - Ind. e Com. de Laticínios Ltda (22/05/2006)
Meat-packing plant: none (22/05/2006)
Financial institutions: none (01/06/2005)
Automobiles: 70 (2004)
Cattle herd: 19,500 head (4,810 milk cows) (2004)
Poultry: 10,500 head (2004)
Swine: 1,700 head (2004)
Main crops: rice (250 hectares), sugarcane (2,100 hectares), beans, manioc, passion fruit, corn (800 hectares), and tomatoes.