Aporé is a small town

Town

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 and municipality

Municipality

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 in southwest 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

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. The municipality is a large producer of cattle. Aporé belongs to the Southwest Goiás Microregion

Southwest Goiás Microregion

Sudoeste de Goiás Microregion is a region in southwest Goiás state, Brazil. It includes 18 municipalities with a population of 397,387 in a total area of 56,293.30 km² . The population density was 7.06 inhabitants/km² . The largest towns are Jataí, Santa Helena de Goiás, and Rio Verde...

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Geography

Aporé is 445 quilômetros from the state capital, 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....

, near the boundary with the state of Mato Grosso do Sul

Mato Grosso do Sul

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. It is linked by highways BR-060 / Guapó

Guapó

Guapó is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 13,586 and the total area of the municipality was 517.0 km² .Guapó is part of the Goiânia Microregion...

 / Indiara

Indiara

Indiara is a small city and municipality in central-south Goiás state, Brazil. Indiara is a large producer of soybeans and cotton.-Location:Indiara is located in the Vale do Rio dos Bois and has municipal boundaries with:*north: Palmeiras de Goiás...

 / Rio Verde

Rio Verde, Goiás

Rio Verde is a city and municipality in the Brazilian state of Goiás. It is a fast-growing center and is the largest producer of grains in the state.-Location:...

 / GO-174 / GO-422 / GO-206 / Caçu

Caçu

Caçu is a small town and municipality in southwest Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:Caçu is part of the Quirinópolis Microregion. It is located 330 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia and is crossed by highway GO-206, which links the city with Quirinópolis...

 / GO-178 / Itajá / GO-302. (Source: Sepin) It is part of the Sudoeste de Goiás Microregion. Municipal boundaries are with Serranópolis

Serranópolis

Serranópolis is a small town and municipality in southeast Goiás state, Brazil. It is one of the largest municipalities in the state in area and one of the most sparsely inhabited. It is a large producer of cattle and soybeans.-Location:...

, State of Mato Grosso do Sul

Mato Grosso do Sul

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, Itajá, and Chapadão do Céu

Chapadão do Céu

thumb|right|250px| Coordinates: Chapadão do Céu is a small town and municipality in southwestern Goiás state, Brazil. It is a large producer of grains and has a high standard of living.-Geographical Information:...

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The climate is tropical humid, with average temperatures between 20°C and 30°C. The average elevation is 500 meters above sea level. Important rivers are the Aporé, which forms the boundary between the states of Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul, the Corrente, the Peixe and the Prata.

Districts, Villages, and Hamlets

• Villages: Itumirim

Demographics

• Population density in 2007: 1.23 inhab/km²
• Population growth rate 1996/2007: 0.41.%
• Total population in 2007: 3,554
• Total population in 1980: 2,764
• Urban population in 2007: 2,291
• Rural population in 2007: 1,263

The economy

The main economic activity is cattle raising (210,000 head) and agriculture. The main crops in 2006 were corn and soybeans.

• Industrial units: 5
• Retail units: 43
• Financial institutions: Banco do Brasil S.A. (August/2007)
• Dairies: Laticínios Aporé Indústria e Comércio Ltda. (22/05/2006)
• GDP in 2005 (R$ 1,000.00): 43,314
• GDP per capita in 2005 (R$ 1.00): 12,376

Motor vehicles

• Automobiles: 281
• Pickup trucks: 77
• Number of inhabitants per motor vehicle: 10

Main agricultural products in ha.(2006)

• corn: 400
• soybeans: 2,000

Farm Data (2006)in ha.

• Number of farms: 311
• Total area: 322,905
• Area of permanent crops: 322
• Area of perennial crops: 17,835
• Area of natural pasture: 214,147
• Persons dependent on farming: 713

Health and education

The infant mortality rate was (for every 1,000 born alive): 2000—23.82
(IBGE 2002) while the literacy rate was 2000—85.4%
(IBGE 2002)
In 2006 there were 4 schools with 949 students. There was 1 hospital with 23 beds.

The Municipal Human Development Index

Human Development Index

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 was 0.752, ranking Aporé 72 out of 242 municipalities in the state and 1,827 out of 5,507 municipalities in the country.

History

The history of Aporé begins in the twentieth century near a site where a village, Arraial do Corrente, already existed. With the decadence of this settlement rancher João Nunes founded a settlement nearby on the banks of the Aporé River. Lands were donated to erect a chapel to the Divino Espírito Santo and a bridge was built over the river, allowing communications with Mato Grosso

Mato Grosso

Mato Grosso is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest in area, located in the western part of the country.Neighboring states are Rondônia, Amazonas, Pará, Tocantins, Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul. It also borders Bolivia to the southwest...

. In 1938 the first houses appeared and the village was named Aporé after the river, a name which means "river of fish". In 1958 Aporé became a municipality.

See also

• List of municipalities in Goiás
• Microregions of Goiás