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Itaguaru
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...
Coordinates:	15°45′39"S 49°37′55"W
Area:	239.9 km²
Population:	5,467 (IBGE 2007 estimate)
Population Density:	22.79 hab/km² (2007)
Elevation:	770 m above sea level
Postcode (CEP):	76660-000
Became a city:	1958
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.... :	127 km.
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...
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Itaguaru 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...

Location

The distance to the regional center of (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:...

) is 127 km.
Highway connections 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...

/ Itaguari

Itaguari

Itaguari is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.-Location and Connections:The distance to the state capital is 109 km., while the distance to the regional center is 116 km....

. For a complete list of distances 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...

see Seplan

Neighboring municipalities are Jaraguá, Itaguari

Itaguari

, Itaberaí

Itaberaí

Itaberaí is a small city and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Itaberaí is a large producer of agricultural products including corn, rice, soybeans, tomatoes, and sugarcane.-Location:...

and 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:...

Demographics

Demographic Density: 22.79 inhab/km² (2007)
Number of voters: 4,924 (December/2007)
Population growth rate: 0.12% 1996/2007
Total population (2007): 5,467
Total population (1980): 7,130
Urban population (2007): 4,288
Rural population (2007): 1,179

The economy

The economy is based on services, small industries, cattle raising (32,000 head in 2004), and modest agriculture.

Number of industrial establishments: 15
Number of retail establishments: 50
Banking establishments: Banco do Brasil S.A. (August/2007)
Dairies: Divino Cézar Ribeiro e Cia Ltda. (22/05/2006)
Number of automobiles: 582

Agricultural data 2006

Farms: 489
Total area: 12,133 ha.
Area of permanent crops: 3,530 ha. (bananas with 1,100 ha. hearts of palm, and coffee)
Area of perennial crops: 431 ha.
Area of natural pasture: 7,323 ha.
Area of woodland and forests: 652 ha.
Persons dependent on farming: 1,200
Farms with tractors: 25
Number of tractors: 34
Cattle herd: 32,000 head IBGE

Health and education

Hospitals: 2 (2007)
Hospital beds: 40
Health clinics (Sistema Único de Saúde): 1
Schools: 5 (2006)
Classrooms: 34
Teachers: 80
Number of students: 1,540
Infant mortality rate: 26.30
Literacy rate: 86.0

Itaguaru had a ranking of 0.746 (2000) 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...

, giving it a state ranking of 90 (out of 242 municipalities)
and a national ranking of 1,997 (out of 5,505 municipalities). For the complete list see frigoletto.com.br

Sources of Data

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