Senador Canedo
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| Senador Canedo | |
|---|---|
| State | Goiás |
| Area: | 244.7 km² |
| Population: | 70,559 (IBGE 2005) |
| Elevation: | 801m above sea level |
| Postcode (CEP): | 75250-000 |
| IBGE statistical microregion: | 010 Goiânia Microregion |
| Became a city: | 1989 |
| Distance to Goiânia: | 16 km. |
| Website: | Prefeitura Municipal de Senador Canedo |
Senador Canedo is a city and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. It is the center of the petrochemical industry for the state.
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[edit] Location
Senador Canedo is crossed by two state highways, GOs 020 and 010. It is located 16 kilometers southeast of the state capital of Goiânia and is connected by GO-403
Senador Canedo is part of the Goiânia Microregion, which has more than 1,700,000 inhabitants.
[edit] Petrochemicals
The principal activity of the city is the petrochemical complex (Petrobras, Realpetro, Petrobol, Unip, Gasbal, and Sauro) , with several related industries near the city. It is also the headquarters of major industries like Goiás Carne, Curtume Centro-Oeste, Brasil Spuma, Cicopal, Mittel Klasse Farmacêutica, Q Vida Produtos de Limpeza, Mold Pré Moldados, Fertilizantes Solo Nobre, Queiroz Produtos Alimentícios and Arpec Equipamentos Limitados.
It has a well-developed infrastructure in the transport sector, with a terminal for railroad cargo. Both the leather industry complex and the petrochemical complex were installed according to ecological concerns and there is a sewage treatment plant. Senador Canedo is one of the fastest growing cities in the state of Goiás.
[edit] Political Information
- Mayor: Vanderlan Vieira Cardoso (January 2005)
- Political coalition: PDT / PMDB / PL / PPS / PHS
- City council: 10 members
- Eligible voters: 44,492 (December/2007)
[edit] Demographic Information
- Population density: 288.3 inhab/km² (2007)
- Urban population: 67,900 (2007)
- Rural population: 2,659 (2007)
- Population growth: a gain of about 48,000 people since 1991
[edit] Economic Information
The economy is based on agriculture, services, public administration, and transformation industries. Much of the income is generated by the petrochemical installations.
- Industrial units: 81 (2007)
- Commercial units: 416 (2007)
- Dairies: Agroindustrial Morada do Bosque Ltda (22/05/2006)
- Meat-packing plants: Coop. Ind. de Carnes e Derivados de Goiás Ltda (22/05/2006)
- Financial institutions: -- Banco Itaú S.A.
- Banco do Brasil S.A (08/2007)
- Cattle herd: 18,460 head (2006)
- Main crops: rice (120 hectares), bananas, sugarcane, oranges, tangerines, beans, manioc, corn (600 hectares), and soybeans (200 hectares).
[edit] Education (2006)
- Schools: 54
- Classrooms: 380
- Teachers: 852
- Students: 25,046
- Higher education: none
- Adult literacy rate: 90.0% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)
[edit] Health (2003)
- Hospitals: 1
- Hospital beds: 75
- Ambulatory clinics: 22
- Infant mortality rate: 27.70 (2000) (national average was 33.0)
[edit] Municipal Human Development Index
- MHDI: 0.729
- State ranking: 147 (out of 242 municipalities)
- National ranking: 2,447 (out of 5,507 municipalities)
For the complete list see Frigoletto.com
