Simolândia
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| Simolândia | |
|---|---|
| State | Goiás |
| Area: | 347.8 km² |
| Population: | 6,621 (IBGE 2005) |
| Elevation: | 500m above sea level |
| Postcode (CEP): | 73930-000 |
| IBGE statistical microregion: | 018 Vão do Paranã Microregion |
| Became a city: | 1989 |
| Distance to Goiânia: | 460 km. |
| Website: | none |
Simolândia is a small town and municipality in northeast Goiás state, Brazil.
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[edit] Location
Simolândia is situated in the northeast of Goiás, at kilometer 250 of the important BR-020 (Belém-Brasília highway). It forms boundaries with Posse, Alvorada do Norte and Buritinópolis. It belongs to the Vão do Paranã Microregion.
The distance to Goiânia is 460 km. Highway connections are made by BR-153 / Anápolis / BR-060 / Alexânia / Sobradinho / Planaltina / Formosa / BR-020 / BR-030 / BR-020 / Vila Boa / Alvorada do Norte.
The municipality lies mainly on the slopes of the Serra da Chapadinha and the topography is broken by several rivers: the Corrente, Salobro and Buriti, which are popular with tourists. The climate is hot and dry. The vegetation is made up of 60% forest and 40% savanna. Hardwoods are exported or used in the furniture industry.
[edit] Political Information
- Mayor: Celso Zanon (January 2005)
- City council: 09 members
- Eligible voters: 4,832 (April/2006)
[edit] Demographic Information
- Population density: 19.04 inhab/km² (2005)
- Urban population: 5,199 (2000)
- Rural population: 1,020 (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 13.5 million Reais. This was ranked 201 out of 246 municipalities in the state. The agricultural sector produced over 2.5 million Reais of the GDP, industry produced 1.4 million Reais, and services produced 8.2 million Reais. The municipal GDP was ranked 216 out of 246 municipalities in the state.
- Industrial units: 6 (2005)
- Commercial units: 61 (2005)
- Dairy: Laticínios none (22/05/2006)
- Meat-packing plant: none (22/05/2006)
- Financial institutions: none (01/06/2005)
- Automobiles: 265 (2004)
- Cattle herd: 18,117 head (500 milk cows) (2004)
- Poultry: 9,000 head (2004)
- Swine: 883 head (2004)
- Main crops: rice (120 hectares), bananas, sugarcane, beans, manioc, and corn (500 hectares).
[edit] Education (2005)
- Schools: 15
- Classrooms: 42
- Teachers: 95
- Students: 2,389
- Higher education: none
- Adult literacy rate: 76.1% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)
[edit] Health (2003)
- Hospitals: 1
- Hospital beds: 18
- Ambulatory clinics: 3
- Doctors, nurses, dentists: 3, 2, 1 (2002)
- Infant mortality rate: 33.48 (2000) (national average was 33.0)
In tourism the Corrente River is sought out for its fishing and swimming attractions.
Simolândia was ranked 233 out of 242 municipalities in the state of Goiás on the United Nations Human Development Index with a score of 0.657. Nationally it was ranked 3,649 out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000. (All data is from 2000.)
All data are from 2000
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