Santa Helena de Goiás

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Municipality

Location in Goiás state
rio verde goias

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 17°43′17″S 50°36′13″W / 17.72139°S 50.60361°W / -17.72139; -50.60361Coordinates: 17°43′17″S 50°36′13″W / 17.72139°S 50.60361°W / -17.72139; -50.60361
Country  Brazil
Region Central-West Region
State Goiás
Microregion Sudoeste de Goiás
Area
  Total 1,127.8 km2 (435.4 sq mi)
Elevation 562 m (1,844 ft)
Population (2007)
  Total 35,027
  Density 31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)
Postal code 75920-000
Website www.santahelena.go.gov.br

Santa Helena de Goiás is a municipality in southwestern Goiás state, Brazil. It is a large producer of corn, sugarcane, soybeans, and poultry.

Location

Santa Helena is located in the Sudoeste de Goiás Microregion, 31 kilometers east of the important city of Rio Verde. It is 32 kilometers south of the BR-060 highway, which links Rio Verde to Goiânia. The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 195 km.

Municipal boundaries are with:

History

In 1934 Custódio Vêncio, from Minas Gerais, arrived in the region and bought a large area of land in the region of Buriti Alegre. He attracted other ranchers to the area and soon there was a settlement called Santa Helena. In 1941 the town began to be built with lots demarcated on land donated by Vêncio. In 1943 the name was changed to Ipeguari, meaning "happy field", in homage to the stream called Campo Alegre that flowed through the region. In 1948, when the city became a municipality, the name reverted to Santa Helena de Goiás by popular acclaim.

Political and Demographic Information

Economic information

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

Education (2006) and Health (2007)

Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index

All data are from 2000

For the complete list see Frigoletto.com

See also

References

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