São Domingos, Goiás
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| São Domingos | |
|---|---|
| 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... |
| Geographical Coordinates: | 13°24′27"S 46°18′51"W |
| Area: | 3,295.5 km² |
| Population: | 9,201 (IBGE 2005) |
| Elevation: | 677 m above sea level |
| Postcode (CEP): | 73860-000 |
| IBGE statistical microregion: | 011 Vão do Paranã |
| Became a city: | 1854 |
| 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.... : |
641 km. |
| Website: | none |
São Domingos 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 northeastern 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...
. It is a large producer of beef cattle but is one of the poorest towns in the state.
Location
São Domingos is located in the Vão do Paranã statistical micro-region and is 400 km. from BrasíliaBrasília
Brasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...
and 641 km. 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....
. It is the furthest municipality in the state 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....
Highway connections are made by BR-153 / Anápolis
Anápolis
Anápolis is the third largest city in the State of Goiás in Brazil. It lies in the center of a rich agricultural region and has become a leader in food processing and pharmaceutical plants.-Location and population:...
/ BR-060 / Alexânia
Alexânia
Alexânia is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Alexânia is known for its alleged extraterrestrial sightings in the late sixties and early seventies. The Areias River passes through the municipality.-Location:...
/ Planaltina
Planaltina
Planaltina is one of the administrative districts of the Federal District of Brazil, with an area of 1,534 kmª and a population of 147,114 in 2000, of whom 134,663 were classified as urban and 12,451 as rural...
/ GO-118 / BR-010 / São João d'Aliança
São João d'Aliança
São João d'Aliança is a small town and municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil. São João is a gateway to the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park. The name is sometimes written as São João D'Aliança.-Location:...
/ Alto Paraíso de Goiás
Alto Paraíso de Goiás
Alto Paraíso de Goiás is a small town and a municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil. It has become known for its ecological and New Age tourism.-Location:...
/ BR-010 / GO-118 / Teresina de Goiás
Teresina de Goiás
Teresina de Goiás is a small town and municipality in northern Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:It is part of the region of the statistical micro-region of Chapada dos Veadeiros and is located north of the Federal District and Brasília. It is 67 km north of Alto Paraíso de Goiás. The nearest...
/ Monte Alegre de Goiás
Monte Alegre de Goiás
Monte Alegre de Goiás is a small town and municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:Monte Alegre is located in the statistical micro-region of Chapada dos Veadeiros and is 31 kilometers south of the border with Tocantins. G0-118 connects it with Teresina de Goiás and Campos Belos...
/ GO-447 / Vazante
Vazante
Vazante is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2007 was 19,300 inhabitants in a total area of 1,903 km². It is a large producer of cattle and there is mining of zinc.-Location:...
/ Divinópolis de Goiás
Divinópolis de Goiás
Divinópolis de Goiás is a small town and municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil.-Geography:Divinópolis de Goiás is part of the Vão do Paranã statistical micro-region, which consists of 12 municipalities with 88,913 inhabitants in a total area of 17,452.90 km². Divinópolis is one of...
/ GO-463. (64 km. unpaved road)
Neighboring municipalities are Divinópolis de Goiás
Divinópolis de Goiás
Divinópolis de Goiás is a small town and municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil.-Geography:Divinópolis de Goiás is part of the Vão do Paranã statistical micro-region, which consists of 12 municipalities with 88,913 inhabitants in a total area of 17,452.90 km². Divinópolis is one of...
(north); Guarani de Goiás
Guarani de Goiás
Guarani de Goiás is a small town and municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. Guarani is a very poor municipality in the northeast of the state.-Geography:Guarani belongs to the Vão do Paranã statistical microregion...
(south); Iaciara
Iaciara
Iaciara is a small town and municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil.-Geography:Iaciara is located in Vão do Paranã statistical micro-region, which borders the state of Bahia. The distance to the state capital of Goiânia is 548 kilometers...
(west); the state of Bahia
Bahia
Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast. It is the fourth most populous Brazilian state after São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, and the fifth-largest in size...
(east).
The area is very rich in wood, especially cedar, aroeira, ipê, peroba, braúna, vinhatico and umburana. Vegetation is typically savanna (cerrado) with pequi and buriti trees. The climate is humid tropical with an average annual temperature of 26 °C.
History
The settlement of this town began at the end of the eighteenth century on the banks of the present-day São Domingos River. The first settlement was called "Arraial Velho" but it soon fell into ruin. In 1821 the Portuguese Domingos and José Valente arrived seeking gold. They brought an image of São Domingos Gusmão, which gave the name to the town and the river that passes nearby. The town grew and in 1835 it became a district of ArraiasArraias
Arraias is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Tocantins. Its population was 10,964 and its area is 5,787 km².The city is served by Arraias Airport....
, which is now part of Tocantins
Tocantins
Tocantins may refer to:* Tocantins, a state in Brazil* Tocantins River, a river in Brazil* Survivor: Tocantins, a reality show set in Tocantins, Brazil* Tocantins Esporte Clube, a Brazilian football club...
In 1854 it became a municipality, one of the oldest 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...
.
Demographics
- Population density: 2.97 inhab/km² (2007)
- Population in 1980: 9,660
- Population in 2010: 10,996
- Urban population: 5,134
- Rural population: 4,652
- Population growth rate: 0.29% 1996/2007
Economy
The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising (120,000 head in 2004), services, public administration, and small transformation industries. There was one bank: Banco do Brasil S.A. (Agosto/2007).- Motor vehicles: 271 (automobiles and pickup trucks)
- Inhabitants per motor vehicle: 34
Agricultural data 2006
- Farms: 763
- Total area: 127,855 ha.
- Area of permanent crops: 133 ha.
- Area of perennial crops: 33,301 ha.
- Area of natural pasture: 52,931 ha.
- Area of woodland and forests: 29,307 ha.
- Persons dependent on farming: 2,300
- Number of tractors: 83
- Cattle herd: 144,700
- Main crop: corn with 4,500 planted hectares
Health and education
- Adult literacy rate: 74.0% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)
- Infant mortality rate: 41.97 (2000) (national average was 33)
- Hospitals: 1 with 16 beds (2007)
- Schools: 17 with 3,291 students (2006)
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...
2000: 0.631
- State ranking: 239 (out of 242)
- National ranking: 4,108 (out of 5,507)
Tourism
The topography of the region is very mountainous, with the municipal seat lying near the Serra Geral mountains. The site was chosen for the filming of a TV miniseries called Grande Sertão Veredas. Nearby is a state park called Parque Estadual da Terra Ronca , which contains Angelica cavern , whose 14 km. extension makes it one of the longest in the country. The park gets its name from a cavern, Terra Ronca, which produces a sound caused by an underground river.References
See also
- List of municipalities in Goiás
- Microregions in GoiásMicroregions in GoiásThe state of Goiás is divided into 18 statistical microregions by the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatístic . These have no administrative function but are used only for statistics...