Santa Tereza de Goiás
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:	794.5 km²
Population:	4,145 (IBGE 2007)
Elevation:	409 m above sea level
Postcode (CEP):	75455-000
IBGE statistical microregion:	Porangatu Microregion Porangatu Microregion The Porangatu Microregion is a statistical region created by IBGE in north-central Goiás state, Brazil. The most important city is Porangatu...
Became a city:	1963
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.... :	381 km
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Santa Tereza de Goias is a small town

Town

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 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 north 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...

. Santa Tereza de Goiás is often spelled ""Santa Teresa de Goiás"".

Location

Santa Tereza is located in the extreme north of the state 35 km. south of Porangatu

Porangatu

Parangatu is a town in Goiás state, Brazil-Geography:Parangatu is in its own microregion, Porangatu Microregion, of 226,766 inhabitants in an area of 35.287 km²; 426 km from the state capital, Goiânia. This microregion serves as a nucleus for eighteen municipalities in the north of Goiás state...

. It is on the important BR-153 highway.
Highway connections starting in 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....

 are made by GO-080 / Nerópolis

Nerópolis

Nerópolis is a small city and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:The municipality is part of the metropolitan region of Goiânia, which is 42 kilometers to the west. It is nationally known as the city of garlic and sweets...

 / São Francisco de Goiás

São Francisco de Goiás

São Francisco de Goiás is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.Municipal boundaries:*North: Jaraguá*South: Petrolina de Goiás*East: Pirenópolis*West: Jesúpolis and Jaraguá...

 / BR-153 / Jaraguá / GO-080 / Goianésia

Goianésia

Goianésia is a municipality in the state of Goiás, Brazil. It is a large producer of sugarcane for production of alcohol used as a source of fuel.-Location:...

 / Barro Alto

Barro Alto

Barro Alto is a small town and municipality in northern Goiás state, Brazil, famous for its nickel mine and production of rubber. The population was 6,446 in 2007 and the total area of the municipality was 1,231.8 km².-Location:...

 / GO-342 / BR-080 / BR-153 / Uruaçu

Uruaçu

Uruaçu is a small city and municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil.-Geography:Uruaçu is located north of Anápolis and Goiânia on the important interstate highway BR-153, which links Brasília to Belém. It is 269 km. from Goiânia and 244 km. from Brasília...

 / Campinorte

Campinorte

Campinorte is a small city and municipality in north-central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 9,697 in a total area of 1,068 km².-Location:...

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Santa Tereza de Goiás is surrounded by the following municipalities:

• north: Porangatu
  Porangatu
  Parangatu is a town in Goiás state, Brazil-Geography:Parangatu is in its own microregion, Porangatu Microregion, of 226,766 inhabitants in an area of 35.287 km²; 426 km from the state capital, Goiânia. This microregion serves as a nucleus for eighteen municipalities in the north of Goiás state...
  
   and Trombas
  Trombas
  Trombas is a small town and municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:Trombas is located in the extreme north of the state, between Formoso and Montividiu do Norte. It is east of the regional center, Porangatu....
  
  
• south: Campinorte
  Campinorte
  Campinorte is a small city and municipality in north-central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 9,697 in a total area of 1,068 km².-Location:...
  
   and Formoso
  Formoso
  Formoso is a small town and municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 5,241 in a total area of 844 km².Highway connections from Goiânia are made by GO-080 / Nerópolis / São Francisco de Goiás / BR-153 / Jaraguá / GO-080 / Goianésia / Barro Alto / GO-342 / BR-080 / BR-153 /...
  
  
• east: Minaçu
  Minaçu
  Minaçu is a small city and municipality in the north of the state of Goiás, Brazil. There is a large asbestos mine in the municipality.-Location and climate:...
  
  
• west: Mutunópolis
  Mutunópolis
  Mutunópolis is a small town and municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:Mutunópolis is located in the extreme north of the state, 38 km south of the important regional center of Porangatu...
  
  

Political and Demographic Information

The mayor was Paulo Vieira da Costa (January 2005) and there were 9 members on the city council. The number of eligible voters was 3,238 (December/2007). The population density was 5,22 inhab/km² (2007). The urban population was 3,475 and the rural population was 670 (2007).

• Population growth: -2,03% 1996/2007

Economic Information

The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries.

• Industrial units: 1 (2007)
• Commercial units: 53 (2007)
• Automobiles: 293 (2007)
• Farms: 243 (2006)
• Permanent and Temporary Planted Area: 963 hectares
• Natural Pasture: 36,632 hectares
• Woodland and Forest: 15,847 hectares
• Workers related to the farm owner: 367
• Workers not related to the farm owner: 161 (IBGE)
• Cattle herd: 58,000 head (2006)
• Main crops: rice (700 hectares), bananas, beans, manioc, corn (600 hectares), and soybeans.

Quality of Life

In 2006 there were 6 schools and 1 hospital with 17 beds. The adult literacy rate was 84.7% (2000) (national average was 86.4%) and the infant mortality rate was 31.85 (2000) (national average was 33.

All data are from IBGE

Municipal Human Development Index

Human Development Index

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: 0.729 (2000)

• State ranking: 150 (out of 242 municipalities)
• National ranking: 2,460 (out of 5,507 municipalities)

Seplan Economic Development Index

• The ranking was 192 out of 246 municipalities

Seplan Social Development Index

• The ranking was 183 out of 246 municipalities