Santa Rita do Araguaia

Santa Rita do Araguaia
State Goiás
Area: 1,361.7 km²
Population: 5,873 (IBGE 2007)
Elevation: 691m above sea level
Postcode (CEP): 75840-000
IBGE statistical microregion: Sudoeste de Goiás
Became a city: 1953
Distance to Goiânia: 500 km.
Website: none

Santa Rita do Araguaia is a municipality in southwestern Goiás state, Brazil.

Location

Santa Rita is located on the Araguaia River and is connected to the state capital, Goiânia by highway BR-364. It is 91 kilometers west of regional center, Mineiros. The distance to state capital, Goiânia is 516 km. Highway connections are made from Goiânia by BR-060 / Abadia de Goiás / Guapó / Indiara / Acreúna / Rio Verde / Jataí / GO-050 / BR-364 / Mineiros / BR-384. Sepin

Municipal boundaries are with:

History

The origin of Santa Rita do Araguaia, located on the right bank of the Rio Araguaia, opposite the city of Alto Araguaia in Mato Grosso, was the Araguaia ranch, bought in 1854 by José Manoel Vilela. He reserved a large area for a settlement called Santa Rita dos Impossíveis. Later the name was changed to Santa Rita do Araguaia. In 1911 it became a district in the municipality of Mineiros. In 1943 the name was changed to "Ivapé", an Indigenous word meaning "road of fruit". In 1953 the town became a municipality with its present name.

Political and Demographic Information

Economic Information

The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries.

Education (2006) and Health (2007)

Municipal Human Development Index

Data are from 2000

For the complete list see Frigoletto.com

See also

References

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