Adelândia
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| Adelândia | |
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| State | Goiás Goiás Goiás is a state of Brazil, located in the central part of the country. The name Goiás comes from the name of an indigenous community... |
| Area: | 115.7 km² |
| Population: | 2,510 (IBGE 2007 estimate) |
| Elevation: | 649 m above sea level |
| Postcode (CEP): | 76155-000 |
| IBGE statistical microregion: | Anicuns Microregion Anicuns Microregion The Anicuns Microregion is a geographical division in the state of Goiás, Brazil. It is made up of 13 municipalities located near Anicuns, a small city and municipality west of Goiânia... |
| Became a city: | 1989 |
| Distance to Goiânia Goiânia -Climate:The city has a tropical wet and dry climate with an average temperature of . There's a wet season, from October to April, and a dry one, from May to September. Annual rainfall is around 1,520 mm.... : |
129 km |
| Website: | none |
| Coordinates | 16°23′39"S 50°10′04"W |
Town
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and municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in eastern Goiás
Goiás
Goiás is a state of Brazil, located in the central part of the country. The name Goiás comes from the name of an indigenous community...
state, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
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Location
The distance to the state capital GoiâniaGoiânia
-Climate:The city has a tropical wet and dry climate with an average temperature of . There's a wet season, from October to April, and a dry one, from May to September. Annual rainfall is around 1,520 mm....
is 129 km. while the distance to the regional center São Luís de Montes Belos
São Luís de Montes Belos
São Luís de Montes Belos is a small city and municipality in the State of Goiás, Brazil.-Location:It is located in the Anicuns Microregion, 123 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia, to which it is connected by highway GO-060...
is 6 km.
Highway connections are made by state highway BR-069 west from Goiânia
Goiânia
-Climate:The city has a tropical wet and dry climate with an average temperature of . There's a wet season, from October to April, and a dry one, from May to September. Annual rainfall is around 1,520 mm....
, through Trindade
Trindade
-Transportation:Trindade are linked with São Tomé and Príncipe's only highways linking to the capital city of São Tomé, another linking Neves and Santana and another linking to Guadalupe as well....
, São Luís de Montes Belos
São Luís de Montes Belos
São Luís de Montes Belos is a small city and municipality in the State of Goiás, Brazil.-Location:It is located in the Anicuns Microregion, 123 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia, to which it is connected by highway GO-060...
, and then 6 kilometers to Adelândia. Neighboring municipalities are Mossâmedes
Mossâmedes
Mossâmedes is a small town and municipality in western Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:Mossâmedes is located northwest of the state capital, Goiânia in the Anicuns Microregion. It is connected by paved roads with Itaberaí to the north and Anicuns to the south. The distance to the state capital is...
, Anicuns
Anicuns
Anicuns is a small city and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.-Geographical Facts:Anicuns is located in the Anicuns Microregion, which includes 13 cities with a population of 103276 inhabitants in a total area of 5483.10 km²....
, Turvânia
Turvânia
Turvânia is a small town and municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:Turvânia is located west of Goiânia, east of São Luís de Montes Belos....
, São Luís de Montes Belos
São Luís de Montes Belos
São Luís de Montes Belos is a small city and municipality in the State of Goiás, Brazil.-Location:It is located in the Anicuns Microregion, 123 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia, to which it is connected by highway GO-060...
, and Sanclerlândia
Sanclerlândia
Sanclerlândia is a small town and municipality in western Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 7,641 in 2005 and the total area of the municipality was 496.8 km².-Location:...
.
Political Information
The number of registered voters was 1971 (09/06/2004) while the mayor was Mauricio Martins de Freitas), vice-mayor (Adma Duarte Gomes e Silva), and there were 09 council members.The current mayor is Dr. Victor Leonardo Soares de Lima and his 1st lady, Ashinaida Diniz Linhares Lima.
The ex-mayor Lourival de Assis Lobo was the first independent mayor of the city and the emancipator of the municipality in 1989. His first lady was D. Luciene Rocha Malheiros Lobo.
The economy
The economy is based on cattle raising and growing of corn, bananas, and beans. There is also some wood extraction and transformation.The size of the cattle herd was 12,331 head.
Health and education
The infant mortality rate in 2000 was 24.88. There was 1 small hospital in 2002 with 22 beds, 4 doctors and 2 nurses. In the educational sectorthere were 2 primary schools with 527 students (2004) and 1 middle school (State College Francisco de Assis Lobo Sobrinho) with 143 students. The literacy rate in 2000 was 80.9%.
(Source: IBGE)
Adelândia had a score of 0.715 on the Municipal Human Development Index
Human Development Index
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, giving it a state ranking of 184 (out of 242 municipalities)
and a national ranking of 2,712 (out of 5,507 municipalities). (All data are from 2000)
Antonio dos Reis Pereira foi prefeito duas veze em 1993 à 1996 e 2001 à 2003 o prefeito emtou foi o melhor que teve no municipio asfaltando toda a cidade e criando setores no crescimento da cidade