| Caturaí | |
|---|---|
| State | Goiás |
| Area: | 206.0 km² |
| Population: | 4,477 (IBGE 2007) |
| Elevation: | 763m above sea level |
| Postcode (CEP): | 75430-000 |
| IBGE statistical microregion: | Anápolis Microregion |
| Became a city: | 1958 |
| Distance to Goiânia: | 32 km. |
| Website: | none |
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Caturaí is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.
Caturaí is 32 kilometers north of Goiânia and belongs to the Anápolis Microregion. It is connected to the state capital by highway GO-070. Neighboring municipalities are: Inhumas, Goiânia, Santa Bárbara de Goiás, Araçu, Avelinópolis, and Trindade.
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The climate is tropical with minimum temperatures of 17 °C and maximums of 27 °C. The terrain is flat and is bathed by the Rio Peixe, which has its source in the municipality of Inhumas, and the Rio Anicuns, which forms the boundary with Avelinópolis. The vegetation, characterised by cerrado is rich in forest and fertile lands.
The main economic activity is cattle raising, but there are also plantations of beans, soybeans, corn, and peanuts.
Agricultural data 2006
The infant mortality rate in 2000 was 21.15. There were 03 public health clinics (SUS) in 2003. The literacy rate in 2000 was 83.2. There were 03 primary schools in 2006, with 23 classrooms, 48 teachers, and 1,482 students. Caturaí had a score of 0.728 on the Municipal Human Development Index, ranking it 152 (out of 242 municipalities) in the state and 2,471 (out of 5,507 municipalities) in the country.
The town of Caturaí was founded in 1940 by members of the Spiritualist religion near the river called Rio do Peixe in the municipality of Inhumas. A church, Centro Espírita Santo Antônia de Pádua, was built and it soon attracted more settlers who came seeking miraculous cures. The first name of the town was Santo Antônio de Pádua. Soon there were around 600 inhabitants. In 1958 it was elevated to municipal status.
See also List of municipalities in Goiás
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