Brazabrantes
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| Brazabrantes | |
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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: | 124.0 km² |
| Population: | 3,142 (IBGE 2007) |
| Urban population: | 2,096 |
| Population density: | 25.43 inhab/km² (2007) |
| Elevation: | 761m above sea level |
| Postcode (CEP): | 75440-000 |
| IBGE statistical microregion: | Anápolis Microregion Anápolis Microregion The Anápolis Microregion is a region of central Goiás state, Brazil, including municipalities surrounding the city of Anápolis. For a map see *Population: 517,221 inhabitants *Cities: 19*Total Area: 8,386.80 km²... |
| Became a city: | 1958 |
| Mayor: | Joseile Farias de Mendonça |
| 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.... : |
37 km. |
| Website: | none |
| Coordinates: | 16°26′28"S 49°22′54"W |
Brazabrantes is a small town
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 central 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...
.
Location
Brazabrantes is located 59 kilometers north of the important city of (AnápolisAnápolis
Anápolis is the third largest city in the State of Goiás in Brazil. It lies in the center of a rich agricultural region and has become a leader in food processing and pharmaceutical plants.-Location and population:...
). Highway connections from the state capital of 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....
are made by taking state highway GO-70 north to Goanira and then east to Brazabrantes.
Neighboring municipalities: Nova Veneza
Nova Veneza
Nova Veneza can refer to two towns in Brazil:*Nova Veneza, Goiás, a small town in Goiás state*Nova Veneza, Santa Catarina, a small town in Santa Catarina state...
, Inhumas
Inhumas
Inhumas is a small city and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 47,361 in a total area of 613.3 km²...
, Damolândia
Damolândia
Damolândia is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.-Highway connections:The distance to Goiânia is 79 km. while the distance to Anápolis is 62 km. Highway connections from Goiânia: GO-462 / Santo Antônio de Goiás / GO-222 / Nova Veneza / GO-416...
, and 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....
. Brazabrantes is in the Meia Ponte River
Meia Ponte River
The Meia Ponte River is one of the most important rivers in the state of Goiás, Brazil. Its source lies 60 km north of the city of Goiânia and it flows through that city in a southern direction joining the Paranaíba river just downriver of Cachoeira Dourada Dam. The Paranaíba River marks the...
valley.
Demographics
The population growth rate for the period 1996/2007 was 1.71%. The population in 1980 was 2,241, increasing to 3,142 in 2007.The economy
The economy is based on cattle raising (14,500 head in 2006), poultry raising and agriculture. The main agricultural products are small production of bananas, citrus fruits, tomatoes, manioc, rice, corn, soybeans, and beans; large production of sugarcane—1,500 hectares producing 118,000 tons. There were no banks in August 2007.- Number of industrial establishments: 11 (June 2007)
- Number of retail commerce establishments: 24 (August 2007)
Agricultural data 2006
- Farms: 200
- Total area: 13,109 ha.
- Area of permanent crops: 137 ha.
- Area of perennial crops: 2,027 ha.
- Area of natural pasture: 9,541 ha.
- Area of woodland and forests: 963 ha.
- Persons dependent on farming: 400
- Farms with tractors: 30
- Number of tractors: 42
- Cattle herd: 14,500 head IBGE
Health and education
- Infant mortality index: 15.11 (2000)
- Literacy rate: 86.2 (2000)
- Schools in activity: 5
- Classrooms: 21
- Teachers: 39
- Total number of students: 920
Brazabrantes had a score of 0.749 on the Municipal Human Development Index
Human Development Index
The Human Development Index is a composite statistic used to rank countries by level of "human development" and separate "very high human development", "high human development", "medium human development", and "low human development" countries...
, ranking it 79 (out of 242 municipalities)in the state and
1,904 (out of 5,507 municipalities) in the country. All data are from 2000. For the complete list see frigoletto.com.br