Uirapuru
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| Uirapuru | |
|---|---|
| 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: | 1,153.4 km² |
| Population: | 3,021 (IBGE 2007) |
| Elevation: | not available |
| Postcode (CEP): | 76525-000 |
| IBGE statistical microregion: | 001 São Miguel do Araguaia Microregion São Miguel do Araguaia Microregion The São Miguel do Araguaia Microregion is a geographical region in northwest Goiás state, Brazil. There are 7 cities in the region with a total population of 68,888 inhabitants in an area of 24,471.80 km²... |
| Became a city: | 1993 |
| 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.... : |
367 km. |
| Website: | none |
Uirapuru 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 northwestern 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
Uirapuru is in the São Miguel do Araguaia MicroregionSão Miguel do Araguaia Microregion
The São Miguel do Araguaia Microregion is a geographical region in northwest Goiás state, Brazil. There are 7 cities in the region with a total population of 68,888 inhabitants in an area of 24,471.80 km²...
, west of the important BR-153 highway. It is connected by a paved road to Crixás
Crixás
Crixás is a small city and municipality in northwestern Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 14,547 in a total area of 4,661.5 km². Crixás was a major gold producing area but is now gradually losing population....
, 35 kilometers to the south. 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 367 km. Highway connections 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 / Rianápolis
Rianápolis
Rianápolis is a small town and municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:It is located almost directly north of the state capital and is on the important BR-153 highway, which links Belem to São Paulo. The regional center of Ceres is located 19 km. to the northwest. Highway...
/ Rialma
Rialma
Rialma is a small city and municipality in north-central Goiás state, Brazil.-Location and Geography:Rialma is located across the Rio das Almas from Ceres on the important interstate highway BR-153, which links Anápolis to Belém. It was created as part of the urban area of Ceres, which was also...
/ GO-336 / Itapaci
Itapaci
Itapaci is a small town and municipality in northern Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 16,003 in 2007 . The total area of the municipality was 956.1 km² .-Geography:...
/ GO-154 / Pilar de Goiás
Pilar de Goiás
Pilar de Goiás is a small town and municipality in north-central Goiás state, Brazil.-Location:Pilar is located 252 kilometers north of the state capital, Goiânia in the Ceres Microregion. It is connected to the south of the state, with its main urban centers, by highway BR-153...
/ Santa Terezinha de Goiás
Santa Terezinha de Goiás
Santa Terezinha de Goiás is a small city and municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil. Santa Terezinha is sometimes written as ""Santa Teresinha".-Location:...
/ GO-347 / Crixás
Crixás
Crixás is a small city and municipality in northwestern Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 14,547 in a total area of 4,661.5 km². Crixás was a major gold producing area but is now gradually losing population....
/ GO-156.
Municipal boundaries are with:
- north: Mundo NovoMundo NovoMundo Novo is a small town and municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil.Mundo Novo is located in the São Miguel do Araguaia Microregion in the extreme north-west of the state. It is cut by the Rio Palmital, which flows north into the Araguaia River...
- south: CrixásCrixásCrixás is a small city and municipality in northwestern Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 14,547 in a total area of 4,661.5 km². Crixás was a major gold producing area but is now gradually losing population....
- east: Nova CrixásNova CrixásNova Crixás is a small town and municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is one of the largest municipalities in the state and is the largest producer of beef cattle in the state....
- west: Santa Terezinha de GoiásSanta Terezinha de GoiásSanta Terezinha de Goiás is a small city and municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil. Santa Terezinha is sometimes written as ""Santa Teresinha".-Location:...
In January 2005 the Mayor was Inácio da Luz Araújo. The city council had 09 members and there were 2,528 eligible voters (December/2007). The population density was 2.62 inhab/km² (2007). The urban population was 1,524 while the rural population was 1,497. There has been a gain of about 100 people since 1996
The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. In 2007 there were 9 industrial units and 29 commercial units. There were only 119 automobiles. The cattle herd had 85,000 head (2006). The main crops were rice (600 hectares), sugarcane, beans, manioc, corn (400 hectares), and hearts of palm.
- Farms: 330
- Total agricultural Area: 61,610 hectares
- Permanent Planted Area: 88 hectares
- Perennial Planted Area: 796 hectares
- Natural Pasture: 43,358 hectares
- Woodland and Forest: 14,930 hectares
- Workers related to the farm owner: 730
- Workers not related to the farm owner: 177 (IBGE)
- Tractors: 112
- Number of farms with tractors: 66
In the educational sector there were 6 schools with 1,138 students (2006. The adult literacy rate was 79.6% (2000) (national average was 86.4%). There were no hospitals in 2007. The infant mortality rate: 45.34 (2000) (national average was 33.0). This was an increase from 1998 when the rate was 28.28.
The score on the 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...
was 0.662. This ranked Uirapuru 230 out of 242 municipalities in the state in 2000, and
3,571 out of 5,507 municipalities in the country in 2000. The ranking on the Seplan Economic Development Index (2001) was 164 out of 246 municipalities (2001). See Seplan while on the Seplan Social Development Index (2000) the ranking was 229 out of 246 municipalities (2000) See Seplan