Campestre de Goiás
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| Campestre de Goiás | |
|---|---|
| State | Goiás |
| Area: | 274.7 km² |
| Population: | 3,411 (IBGE 2007) |
| Elevation: | 651m above sea level |
| Postcode (CEP): | 75385-000 |
| IBGE statistical microregion: | Vale do Rio dos Bois |
| Became a city: | 1963 |
| Distance to Goiânia: | 56 km. |
| Website: | none |
Campestre de Goiás is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.
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[edit] Location
There are municipal boundaries with:
- north: Santa Bárbara de Goiás
- south: Guapó
- east: Trindade
- west: Palmeiras de Goiás
Campestre is 56 kilometres west of the state capital, Goiânia and 26 kilometers west of Trindade. Connections are made by GO-060 / Trindade / GO-050.
[edit] Demographic and Political Data
- Population density in 2007: 12.46 inhab/km²
- Population growth rate 2000-2007: 1.07.%
- Population in 1980: 2,459
- Population in 1991: 2,316
- Urban population in 2007: 2,276
- Rural population in 2007: 1,135
- Eligible voters in 2007: 2,635
- City government in 2005: mayor (Selma do Socorro Lemes Manzi), vice-mayor (Roberto José da Costa), and 09 councilmembers
[edit] The Economy
The economy is based on cattle raising, agriculture, and small retail and transformation units.
- Industrial units: 08 (2007)
- Retail units: 18
- Automobiles: 177 in 2007
Animal raising in 2006
- cattle: 30,500 head
- dairy cows: 6,600
Agricultural information 2006
- Number of farms: 260
- Total farm area: 24,226
- Planted area: 1,550 ha.
- Area of natural pasture: 17,162
- Workers in agriculture: 850
- Area of rice: 850 ha.
- Area of corn: 1,400 ha.
[edit] Health in 2007
- infant mortality rate in 2000: 25.29
- public health clinics: 01
- hospitals: none
[edit] Education in 2006
- literacy rate in 2000: 81.0%
- schools: 03
- classrooms: 18
- teachers: 54
- students: 868
- higher education: none
- Ranking on the Human Development Index: 0.715
- State ranking: 189 (out of 242 municipalities)
- National ranking: 2,732 (out of 5,507 municipalities)
[edit] History
Campestre de Goiás began in 1949 when Dimas and Antônio Viera settled with their families along the banks of the Córrego Campestre. In 1963 it was raised to a district of Trindade, and in the same year was dismembered to create a new municipality.
