Mairipotaba
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| Mairipotaba | |
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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... |
| Coordinates: | 17°17′53"S 49°29′29"W |
| Area: | 460.9 km² |
| Population: | 2,655 (IBGE 2007) |
| Elevation: | 658 m above sea level |
| Postcode (CEP): | 75630-000 |
| Became a city: | 1953 |
| Mayor: | Edvaldo Inácio Ferreira (2004-2008) |
| 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.... : |
82 km. |
| IBGE statistical microregion: | Meia Ponte Microregion Meia Ponte Microregion The Meia Ponte Microregion is a statistical region of Goiás state, Brazil created by the IBGE . It is located south of the state capital, Goiânia, and includes 21 cities with a total population of 338,147 inhabitants . The total area is 21,229.00 km² and the population density is 14.39 inhab/km²... |
| Website: | none |
Mairipotaba 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 south 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 and Municipal boundaries
Mairipotaba is located in the Meia Ponte MicroregionMeia Ponte Microregion
The Meia Ponte Microregion is a statistical region of Goiás state, Brazil created by the IBGE . It is located south of the state capital, Goiânia, and includes 21 cities with a total population of 338,147 inhabitants . The total area is 21,229.00 km² and the population density is 14.39 inhab/km²...
about 85 kilometers directly south of 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....
. It has highway connections with Varjão
Varjão
Varjão is a small town and municipality in western Goiás state, Brazil.Geography and DemographicsVarjão is located 77 km. southwest of Goiânia and is 26 km. southeast of Cezarina. Highway connections from Goiânia are made by BR-060/Abadia de Goiás/Guapó/GO-413. Aragoiânia, Cezarina, Indiara,...
, 36 kilometers to the north, Aragoiânia
Aragoiânia
Aragoiânia is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 7,243 in a total area of 219.5 km²....
, 38 kilometers to the north, and Professor Jamil
Professor Jamil
Professor Jamil is a small town and municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 3,298 in a total area of 347.4 km²...
, 32 kilometers to the west. The important Rio dos Bois passes to the west.
Municipal boundaries are with:
- North: VarjãoVarjãoVarjão is a small town and municipality in western Goiás state, Brazil.Geography and DemographicsVarjão is located 77 km. southwest of Goiânia and is 26 km. southeast of Cezarina. Highway connections from Goiânia are made by BR-060/Abadia de Goiás/Guapó/GO-413. Aragoiânia, Cezarina, Indiara,...
- South: PontalinaPontalinaPontalina is a small city and municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil.GeographyPontalina is 125 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia. It is connected by highways BR-153 and GO-19...
- East: CromíniaCromíniaCromínia is a small town and municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. It is famous for its chrome mines.-Geographical Information:Cromínia is located in the Meia Ponte Microregion, which includes the cities in the Meia Ponte River basin...
and Professor JamilProfessor JamilProfessor Jamil is a small town and municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 3,298 in a total area of 347.4 km²... - West: EdealinaEdealinaEdealina is a small town and municipality in central-south Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:Edealina has municipal boundaries with Edéia, Pontalina, Indiara, and Cezarina The important Rio dos Bois forms part of the municipal boundary....
History
Mairipotaba began with the installation of a telegraph station at the end of the nineteenth century. In 1896 there were a few huts made of palm fronds surrounding the only solid construction—the telegraph station. The first name was São Sebastião do Atolador. With this name the settlement became a district of PiracanjubaPiracanjuba
Piracanjuba is a small city and municipality in southeastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is a big producer of orchids, milk products, and soybeans. Piracanjuba is also the name of a fish common to the waters of the Plata River basin....
, formerly known as Pouso Alto, in 1904. In 1920 the name was abbreviated to Atolador, being changed again to Sâo Sebastião do Atolador in 1933. In 1933 the name was changed to Serrania. In 1943 the name was changed to Mairipotaba, the same year that Pouso Alto became Piracanjuba. In 1950 it was dismembered to become a municipality.
Political data
For the period of 2004-2008 the mayor was Edvaldo Inácio Ferreira and the vice-mayor was Antônio Carlos de Lima. There were 9 members on the city council. The number of eligible voters was 2,140 (2007).- The municipality included the municipal seat together with one "povoado" (village) of Dois Irmãos.
Demographic Data
The population density was 5.76 inhabitants/km² in 2007. The population has been decreasing since 1980 when it was 2,670. From 1996 to 2000 the population decreased 2,21.%, but increased 1.43% from 2000 to 2007. As in most municipalities in the state the rural population has diminished and the urban population has decreased. In 1980 the rural population was 1,822 while in 2007 it had diminished to 1,032.Economy
The economy is based on services, small transformation industries, agriculture, and cattle raising. In June 2006 there was 01 industrial unit and 23 retail units. There were no bank institutions as of 2007.The cattle herd had 34,400 head in 2006 and the main agricultural products were rice, oranges, manioc, corn, and soybeans. Only corn and soybeans surpassed a planted area of 1,000 hectares in 2006. In 2006 there were 279 farms with 2,257 hectares under cultivation. Only 73 of these farms had tractors in 2006. (IBGE)
Health and education
In 2007 there was one hospital with 18 beds and 2 walk-in health clinics. The infant mortality rate was 19.67 deaths in every 1,000 live births in 2000. This was below the state and national average. In the school system there were 2 schools with 810 students in 2006. The literacy rate was 85.3% in 2000.Mairipotaba had a rating of 0.761 on the latest United Nations Human Development Index
Human Development Index
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, ranking it 51 out of 242 cities 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...
in 2000. For the complete list see Frigoletto