Carmo do Rio Verde
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| Carmo do Rio Verde | |
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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: | 456 km² |
| Population: | 8,897 (IBGE 2007) |
| Elevation: | 629m above sea level |
| Postcode (CEP): | 76340-000 |
| Became a city: | 1952 |
| Mayor: | José João da Silva |
| 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.... : |
176 km. |
| IBGE Statistical Microregion: | Ceres Microregion Ceres Microregion The Ceres Microregion is located in north-central Goiás state, Brazil. It includes 22 cities with a total population of 215,820 inhabitants . The total area is 13,224.40 km² and the population density is 16.32 inhab/km². The most important cities are Ceres and Goianésia.The most populous... |
| Website: | none |
Carmo do Rio Verde is a small town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
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...
. The population was 8,897 (2007) in a total area of 457.5 km². Carmo do Rio Verde is a major producer of sugar cane for production of alcohol.
Location
The city is located 176 km. northwest of the 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....
, 22 kilometers west of Ceres
Ceres, Goiás
Ceres is a small city and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. It was the first agricultural colony built in the state of Goiás.-Geography:...
, the most important city in the Ceres Microregion
Ceres Microregion
The Ceres Microregion is located in north-central Goiás state, Brazil. It includes 22 cities with a total population of 215,820 inhabitants . The total area is 13,224.40 km² and the population density is 16.32 inhab/km². The most important cities are Ceres and Goianésia.The most populous...
. Highway connections 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....
are made by GO-070 / Goianira
Goianira
Goianira is a small city and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil, located 32 kilometers northwest of the state capital, Goiânia. The population was 24,110 in a total area of 200.4 km² . Goianira is becoming a major producer of shoes.Goianira is four kilometers east of highway BR-457 /...
/ 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...
/ Itauçu
Itauçu
Itauçu is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:Itauçu is located 64 km. northwest of the state capital, Goiânia and is part of the Anápolis Microregion...
/ GO-154 / Taquaral de Goiás
Taquaral de Goiás
Taquaral de Goiás is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:Taquaral is located approximately 100 km. northwest of regional center, Anápolis. It is 22 km. west of Santa Rosa de Goiás and 25 km. east of Itaberaí...
/ Itaguaru
Itaguaru
Itaguaru is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:The distance to the regional center of is 127 km....
/ Uruana
Uruana
Uruana is a small city and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. It is known statewide as the watermelon capital of the state.-Location:...
. See Highway Distances for the complete list.
There are municipal boundaries with:
- north: CeresCeres, GoiásCeres is a small city and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. It was the first agricultural colony built in the state of Goiás.-Geography:...
- west: São PatrícioSão PatrícioSão Patrício is a small town and municipality in the northwestern portion of the Brazilian state of Goiás.-Location:São Patrício is located 42 km. west of Ceres. Highway connections from Goiânia: GO-070 / Goianira / Inhumas / GO-154 / Itaguaru / Uruana / Carmo do Rio Verde / GO-460...
and ItapurangaItapurangaItapuranga is a small town and municipality in northern Goiás state, Brazil.-Location and Climate:Itapuranga is located northwest of Goiânia and north of Goiás, the old capital of the state.... - east: RialmaRialmaRialma is a small city and municipality in north-central Goiás state, Brazil.-Location and Geography:Rialma is located across the Rio das Almas from Ceres on the important interstate highway BR-153, which links Anápolis to Belém. It was created as part of the urban area of Ceres, which was also...
- south: ItapurangaItapurangaItapuranga is a small town and municipality in northern Goiás state, Brazil.-Location and Climate:Itapuranga is located northwest of Goiânia and north of Goiás, the old capital of the state....
and São PatrícioSão PatrícioSão Patrício is a small town and municipality in the northwestern portion of the Brazilian state of Goiás.-Location:São Patrício is located 42 km. west of Ceres. Highway connections from Goiânia: GO-070 / Goianira / Inhumas / GO-154 / Itaguaru / Uruana / Carmo do Rio Verde / GO-460...
Demographics
- Population density: 19.51 inhab/km² in 2007.
- Population in 1980: 10,233
- Population in 2007: 8,897
- Urban population: 6,777
- Population growth rate: -0.56.% 1996/2007
History
The town began in 1939 with the foundation of the Colonia Nacional de Goiás, a project to settle the area. On the banks of the Rio Verde lived the Pinto family had set up a store to cater to the engineers and surveyors. In 1945 a chapel was built to Nossa Senora do Carmo and the settlement became known as "Carmo do Rio Verde". In 1948 it was raised to district in the municipality of GoiásGoiás, Goiás
Goiás is a small city and municipality in the state of Goiás in Brazil. The population was 24,072 in a total area of 3,108 km² . It is the former capital of the state and preserves much of its colonial heritage...
, and in 1952 it was dismembered to become a municipality.
The economy
The economy is based on cattle raising, sugar cane for alcohol production, and dairy products. There was a distillery, two dairies, and two banks in 2007. There were 553 farms (2006) with 313 hectares of permanent crops and 8,021 hectares of perennial crops. There were 19,471 hectares of pasture land producing 37,000 head of cattle, mainly for the meat market. Sugar cane was the most important crop with 5,450 hectares planted and a production of 408,000 tons in 2007. Other crops were watermelon, corn, rice, manioc, tomatoes, and passion fruit.Health and education
In 2007 there was one hospital with 18 beds and 03 public health clinics (SUS). In the school system in 2006 there were 07 schools.- Infant mortality rate in 2000: 23.97
- Literacy rate in 2000: 84.1
- Ranking on the Municipal Human Development IndexHuman Development IndexThe 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...
: 0.728 (2000)
For the complete list see frigoletto.com.br
Temperatures
→ Winter temperatures: low: 12°C/high: 31°C;→ Spring temperatures: low: 19°C/high: 35°C;
→ Summer temperatures: low: 21°C/high: 29°C;
→ Autumn temperatures: low: 16°C/high: 29°C.