Novo Planalto

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Novo Planalto
State	Goiás
Area:	1,242 km²
Population:	3,986 (IBGE 2007)
Elevation:	304 m above sea level
Postcode (CEP):	76580-000
IBGE statistical microregion:	001 São Miguel do Araguaia Microregion
Became a city:	1989
Distance to Goiânia:	445 km.
Website:	none

Novo Planalto is a small town and municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil.

Novo Planalto is located in the São Miguel do Araguaia Microregion, 47 kilometers east of São Miguel on highway GO-244. It is on the boundary dividing the state of Goiás with Tocantins. The same highway connects Novo Planalto with Porangatu, 50 kilometers to the east. The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 478 km. Highway connections from Goiânia and made by GO-080 / Nerópolis / São Francisco de Goiás / BR-153 / Jaraguá / GO-080 / Goianésia / Barro Alto / BR-080 / GO-342 / Uruaçu / Campinorte / GO-241 / Santa Tereza de Goiás / BR-414 / BR-153 / Porangatu / GO-244 /.

Municipal boundaries are with:

In January 2005 the Mayor was Odair Justino de Souza. There were 9 city-council members and 3,063 eligible voters in 2007. De Souza won the 2004 elections with 961 votes against his rival who had 910. He represented a coalition of the PL / PPS / PT / PFL parties.

In 2007 the population density was 3.21 inhab/km². In 2007 there were 2,520 inhabitants in the urban area and 466 in the rural area. The population has decreased about 500 persons since the first census of 1991.

The economy is based on agriculture, cattle raising, timber extraction and processing, services, and public employment. In 2007 there were no industrial units and 25 commercial units. There were no financial institutions. in 2007 there were 141 automobiles and 194 motorcycles.

In 2006 there were 95,000 head of cattle. The main agricultural products were rice, bananas, sugarcane, manioc, soybeans (1,200 hectares), and corn (1,000 hectares).

Farms: 412
Total agricultural Area: 85,870 hectares
Permanent Planted Area: 121 hectares
Temporary Planted Area: 885 hectares
Natural Pasture: 66,230 hectares
Woodland and Forest: 18,337 hectares
Workers related to the farm owner: 1,021
Workers not related to the farm owner: 231 (IBGE)
Tractors: 86
Number of farms with tractors: 50

In 2007 there were no hospitals and 1 walk-in health clinic. In 2000 the infant mortality rate was 27.36, below the national average of 33.0. In 2006 the school system had 3 schools, with 27 classrooms, 52 teachers, and 1,181 students. In 2000 the adult literacy rate was 82.5%, below the national average of 86.4%.

Novo Planalto ranks 0.715 on the 2000 United Nations Human Development Index and is 185 out of 242 municipalities in the state and 2,719 out of 5,507 municipalities in the country. On the Seplan Economic Development Index (2001) the ranking was 85 out of 246 municipalities (2001). See Seplan, while on the Seplan Social Development Index (2000) the ranking was 132 out of 246 municipalities (2000) See Seplan