Senador Canedo

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
Location of Senador Canedo

Senador Canedo is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. It is the center of the petrochemical industry for the state.

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.

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.

Political Information

Demographic Information

Economic Information

The economy is based on agriculture, services, public administration, and transformation industries. Much of the income is generated by the petrochemical installations.

- Banco do Brasil S.A (08/2007)

Education (2006)

Health (2003)

Municipal Human Development Index

For the complete list see Frigoletto.com

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Coordinates: 16°45′34″S 49°05′11″W / 16.75944°S 49.08639°W