Teresina de Goiás
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| Teresina 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... |
| Coordinates: | 13°46′44"S 47°16′33"W |
| Area: | 774.6 km² |
| Population: | 2,773(IBGE 2007) |
| Population density | 3.58 inhab/km² |
| Urban population | 1,931 (2007) |
| Rural population | 842 (2007) |
| Elevation: | 754m |
| Postcode (CEP): | 73795-000 |
| IBGE statistical microregion: | 018 Chapada dos Veadeiros Chapada dos Veadeiros Microregion The Chapada dos Veadeiros Microregion is an IBGE statistical region in north-central Goiás state, Brazil. It includes 8 cities with a population of 60,267 in a total area of 21,476 km²... |
| Became a city: | 1989 |
| Mayor: | Odete Teixeira Magalhães |
| 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.... : |
485 km. |
| Website: | n/a |
Teresina de Goiás 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 northern 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
It is part of the region of the statistical micro-region of Chapada dos VeadeirosChapada dos Veadeiros Microregion
The Chapada dos Veadeiros Microregion is an IBGE statistical region in north-central Goiás state, Brazil. It includes 8 cities with a population of 60,267 in a total area of 21,476 km²...
and is located north of the Federal District
Federal district
Federal districts are a type of administrative division of a federation, under the direct control of a federal government. They exist in various countries and states all over the world.-United States:...
and Brasília
Brasília
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...
. It is 67 km north of 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:...
. The nearest major population center is Formosa
Formosa, Goiás
Formosa is a city and municipality located in the state of Goiás, Brazil, approximately 80 kilometers east of Brasília. The population was 90,247 in a total area of 5,806.89 km² . Formosa is known for its waterfalls and natural beauty...
. Neighboring municipalities are 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:...
, Cavalcante
Cavalcante
Cavalcante is a small town and municipality in northern Goiás state, Brazil. It is one of the poorest municipalities in the state. It is home to communities of descendants of runaway slaves called Kalungas.-Location:...
, and Nova Roma, Goiás
Nova Roma, Goiás
Nova Roma is a small town and municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil.Nova Roma is part of the statistical micro-region of Chapada dos Veadeiros. It is crossed by the important Paranã River, a tributary of the Tocantins...
.
The distance to 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....
, is 488 km. 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 is near the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park
Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park
Brazil's Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park is located in the Chapada dos Veadeiros, an ancient plateau with an estimated age of 1.8 billion years. Based in the Brazilian state of Goias, the Park was created on January 11, 1961 by President Juscelino Kubitscheck, and listed as a World Heritage...
. Communities of descendants of runaway slaves, called Kalunga
Kalunga
The Kalungas are descendants of run-away slaves who lived in remote settlements in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil. Most of the 4,000 Kalungas, who are of mixed race, black and native Indian, live in very poor conditions in near the town of Cavalcante, Goiás.All of the area occupied by the...
, are found nearby.
The economy
The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising (10,700 in 2006), services, public administration, and small transformation industries. There were no banking institutions or hospitals in 2007. There were 50 automobiles, 8 trucks, and 9 pick-up trucks in all of the municipality in 2007. IBGEAgricultural Information
- Number of farms: 194
- Total area: 64,696
- Area of permanent crops: 33
- Area of perennial crops: 242
- Area of natural pasture: 56,935
- Persons dependent on agriculture: 320
- Number of farms with tractors: 6
- Tractors: 9 IBGE
Health and education
- Adult literacy rate: 74.2% (2000) (national average was 86.4%)
- Infant mortality rate: 26.50 (2000) (national average was 33.0). The rate was 47.7 in 1990.
- Municipal Human Development IndexHuman Development IndexThe 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...
: 0.672 - State ranking: 227 (out of 242 municipalities)
- National ranking: 3,430 (out of 5,507 municipalities) Frigoletto
- Schools: 7 with 1,221 students (2006)
- Hospitals: none, but there was one public ambulatory clinic Seplan
Teresina was first created as a district of the municipality of Cavalcante
Cavalcante
Cavalcante is a small town and municipality in northern Goiás state, Brazil. It is one of the poorest municipalities in the state. It is home to communities of descendants of runaway slaves called Kalungas.-Location:...
in 1968, becoming dismembered in 1988.