Santa Tereza de Goiás
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| Santa Tereza de Goiás | |
|---|---|
| State | Goiás |
| Area: | 794.5 km² |
| Population: | 4,443 (IBGE 2005) |
| Elevation: | 409m above sea level |
| Postcode (CEP): | 75455-000 |
| IBGE statistical microregion: | Porangatu Microregion |
| Became a city: | 1963 |
| Distance to Goiânia: | 381 km. |
| Website: | none |
Santa Tereza de Goias is a small town and municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil. Santa Tereza de Goiás is often spelled ""Santa Teresa de Goiás"".
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[edit] Location
Santa Tereza is located in the extreme north of the state 35 km. south of Porangatu. It is on the important BR-153 highway. Highway connections starting in Goiânia are made by GO-080 / Nerópolis / São Francisco de Goiás / BR-153 / Jaraguá / GO-080 / Goianésia / Barro Alto / GO-342 / BR-080 / BR-153 / Uruaçu / Campinorte. See Seplan
Santa Tereza de Goiás is surrounded by the following municipalities:
- north: Porangatu and Trombas
- south: Campinorte and Formoso
- east: Minaçu
- west: Mutunópolis
[edit] Political Information
- Mayor: Paulo Vieira da Costa (January 2005)
- City council: 09
- Eligible voters: 3,043 (April/2006)
[edit] Demographic Information
- Population density: 5,59 inhab/km² (2005)
- Urban population: 3,920 (2000)
- Rural population: 777 (2000)
- Population growth: a loss of about 1,000 people since 1980
[edit] Economic Information
The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries.
- Industrial units: 4 (2005)
- Commercial units: 43 (2005)
- Dairy: none (22/05/2006)
- Meat-packing plant: none (22/05/2006)
- Financial institutions: none (01/06/2005)
- Automobiles: 240 (2004)
- Cattle herd: 59,000 head (4,700 milk cows) (2004)
- Poultry: 12,350 head (2004)
- Swine: 1,950 head (2004)
- Main crops: rice (900 hectares), bananas, beans, manioc, corn (650 hectares), and soybeans.
[edit] Education (2005)
- Schools: 6
- Classrooms: 42
- Teachers: 72
- Students: 1,211
- Higher education: none
- Adult literacy rate: 84.7% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)
[edit] Health (2003)
- Hospitals: 1
- Hospital beds: 21
- Ambulatory clinics: 2
- Doctors, nurses, dentists: 1, 1, 1 (2002)
- Infant mortality rate: 31.85 (2000) (national average was 33.
All data are from IBGE
[edit] Municipal Human Development Index
Santa Tereza de Goiás was ranked 150 out of 242 municipalities in the state in 2000.
- Life expectancy: 66.1
- Adult literacy rate: 0.831
- School attendance rate: 0.891
- MHDI: 0.729
- State ranking: 150 (out of 242 municipalities)
- National ranking: 2,460 (out of 5,507 municipalities)
Data are from 2000
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