Santa Rosa de Goiás

Santa Rosa de Goiás
Municipality

Location in Goiás state
Santa Rosa de Goiás

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 16°05′12″S 49°29′38″W / 16.08667°S 49.49389°W / -16.08667; -49.49389Coordinates: 16°05′12″S 49°29′38″W / 16.08667°S 49.49389°W / -16.08667; -49.49389
Country  Brazil
Region Central-West Region
State Goiás
Area
  Total 170.9 km2 (66.0 sq mi)
Elevation 1,040 m (3,410 ft)
Population (2007)
  Total 2,851
  Density 17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)
Postal code 75455-000

Santa Rosa de Goiás is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.

Location

Santa Rosa is located 78 km. northwest of the regional center, Anápolis. It is approximately half the distance between Taquaral de Goiás and Petrolina de Goiás. Highway connections are made from Goiânia by taking GO-070 / Goianira / Inhumas / GO-426. Distancias Rodoviarias

Neighboring municipalities are Taquaral de Goiás, Jaraguá, Jesúpolis, Petrolina de Goiás, and Itauçu.

Demographics

Economy

The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. The economic sector consisted of 1 small industry and 23 retail units in 2007. There were no bank branches and there were 254 automobiles. The cattle herd had 21,000 head in 2006 while the main crops cultivated were pineapple, garlic, rice (180 ha.), bananas, beans, manioc, corn (350 ha.), tomatoes, and soybeans.

Agricultural data (2006)

Health and education

There were 2 schools in 2006 with 810 students. The adult literacy rate was 82.7% (2000) (the national average was 86.4%). There was one hospital with 16 beds. The infant mortality rate was 26.83 (2000) (the national average was 33.

Santa Rosa de Goiás scored 0.715 (2000) on the Municipal Human Development Index, giving it a state ranking of 187 (out of 242 municipalities) and a national ranking of 2,728 (out of 5,507 municipalities).

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References

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