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Ouvidor
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:	18°14′02"S 47°49′26"W
Area:	413,7 km²
Population:	4,736 (IBGE 2007)
Elevation:	810m above sea level
Postcode (CEP):	75715-000
IBGE statistical microregion:	017 Catalão Microregion Catalão Microregion The Catalão Microregion is a statistical microregion created by IBGE in south-eastern Goiás state, Brazil.Population: 131.741 inhabitants Cities: 11*Total Area: 15,238.60 km²...
Became a city:	1953
Mayor:	João Cezar Fonseca (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.... :	267 km.
Website:	None in April 2008

Ouvidor 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 southeast 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

Located 267 kilometers from 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....

, Ouvidor is connected by BR-352 / Bela Vista de Goiás

Bela Vista de Goiás

Bela Vista de Goiás is a small city located in central Goiás state in Brazil.-Location:It is 45 kilometers from the state capital of Goiânia...

/ Cristianópolis

Cristianópolis

This article is about Cristianópolis, Goiás. For Cristianópolis, Mato Grosso see Cristianópolis, Mato GrossoCristianópolis is a small town and municipality in south-eastern Goiás state, Brazil.-Geographical Information:...

/ GO-020 / Pires do Rio

Pires do Rio

Pires do Rio is a small city and municipality in Goiás state, Brazil. It is a prosperous town and a major producer of poultry.-Location:It is located in the Pires do Rio Microregion. . It is located 144 kilometers from the state capital and is served by highways GO-020, 330 and 414, as well as...

/ BR-352 / GO-330 / Ipameri

Ipameri

Ipameri is a small city and municipality in southeastern Goiás state, in Brazil. The population was 23,114 in a total area of 4,368.6 km² . It is a major producer of soybeans, corn, and livestock.-Location and connections:...

/ Catalão

Catalão

Catalão is a small city and municipality located in the south of the state of Goiás, in Brazil. It is a large producer of grains, cattle, and phosphates and has a John Deere and Mitsubishi factory.-Demographics:*Population density: 17.85 inhab/km²...

/ GO-330 / BR-352. See Distancias Rodoviarias Sepin

Ouvidor has boundaries with the following municipalities:

north: Catalão
Catalão
Catalão is a small city and municipality located in the south of the state of Goiás, in Brazil. It is a large producer of grains, cattle, and phosphates and has a John Deere and Mitsubishi factory.-Demographics:*Population density: 17.85 inhab/km²...

and Davinópolis
Davinópolis
Davinópolis is a small town and municipality in southeastern Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 2,013 in a total area of 520.0 km².-Location and Highway Connections:...

;
south: Três Ranchos
Três Ranchos
Três Ranchos is a small town and municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:Três Ranchos is located in the statistical micro-region of Catalão See and is bordered by:*North: Ouvidor*East: Paranaíba River...

;
east: Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...

state;
west: Catalão
Catalão
Catalão is a small city and municipality located in the south of the state of Goiás, in Brazil. It is a large producer of grains, cattle, and phosphates and has a John Deere and Mitsubishi factory.-Demographics:*Population density: 17.85 inhab/km²...

History

The origin of Ouvidor dates to 1922, when the train station on the Estrada de Ferro Goiás was inaugurated. The settlement began to grow with farmers moving into the region and it belonged to Catalão

Catalão

. The first name was Catuaba, the name of a local plant.

With the increase in population the town became a district in 1948 and finally a municipality in 1953. The name was changed to Ouvidor, because of the small river that passes nearby.

Political Information

In January 2005 the Mayor was João Cezar Fonseca. The city council had 9 members and there were 4,268 eligible voters in December 2007.

Demographics

In 2007 the population density was 11.45 inhab/km². In 2007 there were 4,111 inhabitants in the urban area and 625 inhabitants in the rural area. The population has increased by about 1,200 inhabitants since 1980.

The economy

Ouvidor has an economy based on the exploration of minerals. The most important is Niobium

Niobium

Niobium or columbium , is a chemical element with the symbol Nb and atomic number 41. It's a soft, grey, ductile transition metal, which is often found in the pyrochlore mineral, the main commercial source for niobium, and columbite...

, which is extracted from open pits and transformed into ferro niobium See Angloamerican which is used in the airplane industry. There are only three deposits of niobium in the world: two in Brazil, in Ouvidor and Araxá

Araxá

Araxá is a city and municipality in southwest Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The population was 87,764 inhabitants and the area of the municipality is 1,283 km², with 345 km² making up the urban perimeter.-Geography:...

, and another in Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. All of the niobium is exported.

MCG - Mineração Catalão de Goiás, began its activities in refinement of niobium in 1976. Its production is exported to countries like Japan, United Kingdom, Germany, and the United States. See Angloamerian

In addition to ferro niobium there are two large plants producing phosphates. COPEBRAS See Copebras started producing phosphates in 1978. Its product is sent to Cubatão São Paulo

São Paulo

São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...

to make NPK and phosphoric acid

Phosphoric acid

Phosphoric acid, also known as orthophosphoric acid or phosphoric acid, is a mineral acid having the chemical formula H3PO4. Orthophosphoric acid molecules can combine with themselves to form a variety of compounds which are also referred to as phosphoric acids, but in a more general way...

. Ultrafértil began producing phosphates in 1982. Its production is used to make fertilizer.

Another important industry in Ouvidor is Sakura—Nakala Alimentos Ltda., which is a national leader in the segment of soy sauce. It employs around 200 workers in the city.

Economic Data

Industrial units: 11
Retail commercial units: 53
Dairies: Joaquim Teodoro Neto de Souza
Financial institutions: Banco Itaú S.A.

The economic sector employing more people was that of transformation industries, followed by public administration.

In 2004 there were 27,000 head of cattle. The main agricultural products were garlic, rice, coffee, sugarcane, manioc, corn, soybeans, and tomatoes, None exceeded 1,000 hectares in planted area.

Agricultural data 2006

Farms: 361
Total area: 11,149 ha.
Area of permanent crops: 121 ha.
Area of perennial crops: 653 ha.
Area of natural pasture: 9,945 ha.
Area of woodland and forests: 271 ha.
Persons dependent on farming: 900
Farms with tractors: 20
Number of tractors: 35
Cattle herd: 27,000

Health and education

In 2007 there was 1 hospital, with 34 beds, and 2 ambulatory health clinics. In 2000 the infant mortality rate was 16.95, well below the national average of 33.0. In 2005 the school system had 4 schools, 35 classrooms, 69 teachers, and 1,195 students. There was 1 secondary school with 199 students. In 2000 the adult literacy rate was 90.2%, well above the national average of 86.4%.

Ranking 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...