Santa Bárbara de Goiás
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| Santa Bárbara de Goiás | |
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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... |
| Area: | 139.5 km² |
| Population: | 5,658 (IBGE 2007) |
| Elevation: | 639 m above sea level |
| Postcode (CEP): | 75390-000 |
| Became a city: | 1963 |
| Mayor: | Moacil Moreira da Mata |
| 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.... : |
62 km. |
| IBGE statistical microregion: | Anicuns Microregion Anicuns Microregion The Anicuns Microregion is a geographical division in the state of Goiás, Brazil. It is made up of 13 municipalities located near Anicuns, a small city and municipality west of Goiânia... |
| Website: | n/a |
| Geographical coordinates: | 16°34′19"S 49°41′45"W |
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 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...
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Location
Santa Bárbara is located due west of GoiâniaGoiânia
-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....
. Nearby towns are Trindade
Trindade, Goiás
Trindade is a city and municipality in Goiás state, Brazil. It is famous for the religious celebrations held there in July and is now the third most important pilgrimage site in Brazil....
(40 km. to the east), and Nazário
Nazário
Nazário is a small town and municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:Nazário is located 74 km. west of the state capital, Goiânia a few kilometers west of the Rio dos Bois, a major tributary of the Paranaíba River. The regional center, Anicuns, is 21 km to the northwest...
(17 km. to the west]. The regional center, Anicuns
Anicuns
Anicuns is a small city and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.-Geographical Facts:Anicuns is located in the Anicuns Microregion, which includes 13 cities with a population of 103276 inhabitants in a total area of 5483.10 km²....
) is 25 km. to the northwest.
Highway connections are made from Goiânia by state highway BR-069 west from 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....
, through Trindade
Trindade, Goiás
Trindade is a city and municipality in Goiás state, Brazil. It is famous for the religious celebrations held there in July and is now the third most important pilgrimage site in Brazil....
, and then 40 kilometers west to Santa Bárbara de Goiás. Neighboring municipalities are Avelinópolis
Avelinópolis
Avelinópolis is a small town and municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil.-Communications and Location:The distance to the regional center of is 26 km. Highway connections from the state capital are made by state highway BR-069 west from Goiânia, through Trindade, Santa Bárbara de Goiás,...
, Nazário
Nazário
Nazário is a small town and municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:Nazário is located 74 km. west of the state capital, Goiânia a few kilometers west of the Rio dos Bois, a major tributary of the Paranaíba River. The regional center, Anicuns, is 21 km to the northwest...
, Campestre de Goiás
Campestre de Goiás
Campestre de Goiás is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:There are municipal boundaries with:*north: Santa Bárbara de Goiás*south: Guapó*east: Trindade*west: Palmeiras de Goiás...
, and Guapó
Guapó
Guapó is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 13,586 and the total area of the municipality was 517.0 km² .Guapó is part of the Goiânia Microregion...
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Demographics
- In 2007 the population density was 40.53 inhab/km². In 2007 there were 5,003 people living in the urban area and 655 people living in the rural area.
The economy
The economy is based on services, public employment, cattle raising, and agriculture. There was one financial institution, a branch of Itaú Bank. In 2006 there were 16,600 head of cattle. The main agricultural products were rice, bananas, beans, manioc, corn, soybeans, and tomatoes.Health and education
There was 1 hospital with 13 beds in 2007. In 2000 the infant mortality rate was 23,42—below the national average of 33.0. In 2006 the school system had 4 schools and 1,609 students. In 2000 the adult literacy rate was 85.5%--below the national average of 86.4%. The ranking on the Municipal Human Development IndexHuman 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...
was 0.733
- State ranking on MHDI: 134 (out of 242 municipalities)
- National ranking on MHDI: 2.357 (out of 5,507 municipalities)
History
The settlement of Santa Bárbara began in 1930 with the arrival in the area of its first settlers, Pedro Luís Tavares, Antônio José de Araújo, and Tomás Lobo. Two years later the construction began of a chapel honoring Saint Barbara, known as defender against storms and lightning, which were very common in the area. At first it was a district of the municipality of TrindadeTrindade, Goiás
Trindade is a city and municipality in Goiás state, Brazil. It is famous for the religious celebrations held there in July and is now the third most important pilgrimage site in Brazil....
and got city status in 1963. Source: Sepin