Professor Jamil
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| Professor Jamil | |
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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°15′20"S 49°14′37"W |
| Area: | 347.4 km² |
| Population: | 3,298 (IBGE 2007) |
| Elevation: | 748 m above sea level |
| Postcode (CEP): | 75603-000 |
| Became a city: | 1993 |
| Mayor: | Alírio Elizeu Teixeira (January 2005 to January 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.... : |
66 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 |
Professor Jamil is a small town 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-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 3,298 (2007) in a total area of 347.4 km².
Geographical information
Located 66 kilometers 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....
, on BR-153, Professor Jamil has boundaries with the following municipalities:
- north: HidrolândiaHidrolândiaHidrolândia is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 14,004 in a total area of 944.2 km² . Hidrolândia is a large producer of poultry and eggs.-Location:...
; - south: MairipotabaMairipotabaMairipotaba is a small town and municipality, in south Goiás state, Brazil.-Location and Municipal boundaries:Mairipotaba is located in the Meia Ponte Microregion about 85 kilometers directly south of the state capital, Goiânia. It has highway connections with Varjão, 36 kilometers to the north,...
and PiracanjubaPiracanjubaPiracanjuba 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....
; - east: PiracanjubaPiracanjubaPiracanjuba 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....
; - west: 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 MairipotabaMairipotabaMairipotaba is a small town and municipality, in south Goiás state, Brazil.-Location and Municipal boundaries:Mairipotaba is located in the Meia Ponte Microregion about 85 kilometers directly south of the state capital, Goiânia. It has highway connections with Varjão, 36 kilometers to the north,...
In road connections there are two state highways and several local roads linking the rural area to the town. The most important interstate highway of the state--BR153--crosses the municipality from north to south, connecting Professor Jamil to all the regions of Brazil.
History
The origin of the town goes back to 1942 when a group of people got together and built a football field. Soon the first grocery store appeared. The first mass was prayed in 1952 when the settlement was called Campo Limpo. Soon it became a district of Piracanjuba
Piracanjuba
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....
and was emancipated in 1991 with the name, Professor Jamil, in homage to one of the first pioneers, Jamil Salim Safady, of Lebanese origin.
Demographics
- Population density: 9.49 inhab/km² (2007)
- Urban population: 2,342(2007)
- Rural population: 956 (2007)
- Population growth or loss: -0.45% from 2000/2007
The Economy
The economy is based on agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. There is also a poultry industry, swine raising and extraction of sand.
- Industrial units: 0 (2007)
- Commercial units: 41 (2007)
- Bank agencies: none (June 2005)
- Dairies: - Indústria de Laticínios Boa Nova Ltda (22/05/2006)
- Cattle herd: 40,290 head (2006)
- Main crops (2006): rice and corn.
- Number of agricultural establishments: 299
- Area of agricultural establishments: 34,943 ha.
- Area of crops: 2,335 ha.
- Area of natural pasture: 28,310 ha.
- Persons working in agriculture: 835
- Farms with tractors. 54 IBGE
Education (2006)
- Schools: 5 with 1,011 students
- Higher education: none
- Adult literacy rate: 83.7% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)
Health (2007)
- Hospitals: 0
- Hospital beds: 0
- Ambulatory clinics: 1
- Infant mortality rate: 27.9 (2000) (national average was 33.0).
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...
- MHDI: 0.736
- State ranking: 123 (out of 242 municipalities)
- National ranking: 2,229 (out of 5,507 municipalities) For the complete list see frigoletto.com.br
See also
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