Damianópolis
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...
Geographical coordinates:	14°33′50"S 46°10′37"W
Area:	415.3 km² (10/10/2002)
Population:	3,507(IBGE 2007)
Elevation:	746m
Postcode (CEP):	73980-000
IBGE statistical microregion:	018 Vão do Paranã
Became a city:	1958
Mayor:	Raimundo Barbosa de Souza (2005-2009)
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.... :	528 km.
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Damianópolis 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 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...

. The population was 3,597 (2007) in a total area of 415.3 km².

Location

Damianópolis is located to the east of the important BR-020 highway and west of the border with the state of Bahia

Bahia

Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast. It is the fourth most populous Brazilian state after São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, and the fifth-largest in size...

. Connections with this highway are made by paved road by way of Mambaí

Mambaí

Mambaí is a city in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is the easternmost city in that state.-Geography:Mambaí is one of the most isolated cities in the state of Goiás. It lies in the Vão do Paranã statistical micro-region less than 20 kilometers from the border with the state of Bahia. It is 61...

.

The 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....

 is 528 km. Highway connections are made by BR-153 / Anápolis

Anápolis

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:...

 / GO-060 / Alexânia

Alexânia

Alexânia is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Alexânia is known for its alleged extraterrestrial sightings in the late sixties and early seventies. The Areias River passes through the municipality.-Location:...

 / Planaltina

Planaltina

Planaltina is one of the administrative districts of the Federal District of Brazil, with an area of 1,534 kmª and a population of 147,114 in 2000, of whom 134,663 were classified as urban and 12,451 as rural...

 / Formosa

Formosa, Goiás

Formosa is a city and municipality located in the state of Goiás, Brazil, approximately 80 kilometers east of Brasília. The population was 90,247 in a total area of 5,806.89 km² . Formosa is known for its waterfalls and natural beauty...

 / GO-020 / BR-030 / Vila Boa

Vila Boa

-Portugal:* Vila Boa , a civil parish in the municipality of Barcelos* Vila Boa , a civil parish in the municipality of Mirandela* Vila Boa , a civil parish in the municipality of SabugalOther variants:...

 / Alvorada do Norte

Alvorada do Norte

Alvorada do Norte is a small town and municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is an important commercial center on the Brasília-Salvador highway.-Location:...

 / GO-236 / Buritinópolis

Buritinópolis

Buritinópolis is a small town and municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is the poorest municipality in the state.-Location:Buritinópolis is located in the Vão do Paranã statistical micro-region in the area near Simolândia and Alvorada do Norte. It is close to the important BR-020...

 / Mambaí

Mambaí

Mambaí is a city in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is the easternmost city in that state.-Geography:Mambaí is one of the most isolated cities in the state of Goiás. It lies in the Vão do Paranã statistical micro-region less than 20 kilometers from the border with the state of Bahia. It is 61...

 / GO-108.

Municipal boundaries are with:

• north: Buritinópolis
  Buritinópolis
  Buritinópolis is a small town and municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is the poorest municipality in the state.-Location:Buritinópolis is located in the Vão do Paranã statistical micro-region in the area near Simolândia and Alvorada do Norte. It is close to the important BR-020...
  
   and Mambaí
  Mambaí
  Mambaí is a city in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is the easternmost city in that state.-Geography:Mambaí is one of the most isolated cities in the state of Goiás. It lies in the Vão do Paranã statistical micro-region less than 20 kilometers from the border with the state of Bahia. It is 61...
  
  
• west: Alvorada do Norte
  Alvorada do Norte
  Alvorada do Norte is a small town and municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is an important commercial center on the Brasília-Salvador highway.-Location:...
  
  
• south: Sítio d'Abadia
  Sítio d'Abadia
  Sítio d'Abadia is a small town and municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:Sítio d'Abadia is located in a corner of eastern Goiás, 14 kilometers north of the border with Minas Gerais. It is about 30 kilometers west of the border with Bahia...
  
  

Demographics

• Population density: 8.44 inhab/km² (2007)
• Total population in 1980: 3,528
• Total population in 2007: 3,507
• Urban population: 1,846
• Rural population: 1,661
• Population growth: -0.08% 1996/2007

Economy

The economy is based on cattle raising (24,400 head in 2006) and agriculture, especially the growing of soybeans and corn.

• Industrial units: 0
• Retail commercial units: 35
• Motor vehicles (Automobiles and pickup trucks): 105 (2007)
• Number of inhabitants per motor vehicle: 33.4 (2007)

Agricultural data 2006

• Farms: 421
• Total area: 28,708 ha.
• Area of permanent crops: 47 ha.
• Area of perennial crops: 1,743 ha.
• Area of natural pasture: 23,313 ha.
• Area of woodland and forests: 3,050 ha.
• Persons dependent on farming: 1,300
• Number of tractors: 46
• Cattle herd: 24,400
• Main crop: corn with 600 hectares planted

Education and health

• Literacy rate: 75.6%
• Infant mortality rate: 41.7 in 1,000 live births
• Schools: 12
• Classrooms: 32
• Teachers: 67
• Students: 1,147
• Hospitals: 01 with 14 beds
• Public health clinics (SUS): 02

Ranking on the United Nations 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...

In 2000 Damianópolis was ranked 237 out of 242 municipalities in the state of 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...

 on the United Nations 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...

with a score of 0.634.

• Life expectancy: 63.176
• Adult literacy: 0.718
• School attendance rate: 0.807
• HDI-M: 0.634
• State ranking: 237 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000)
• National ranking: 4,047 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000)