Campestre de Goiás
Appearance
Campestre de Goiás | |
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Coordinates: 16°45′19″S 49°41′14″W / 16.75528°S 49.68722°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Central-West |
State | Goiás |
Microregion | Vale do Rio dos Bois |
Area | |
• Total | 274.7 km2 (106.1 sq mi) |
Elevation | 651 m (2,136 ft) |
Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 3,649 |
• Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Postal code | 75385-000 |
Campestre de Goiás is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.
Location
[edit]There are municipal boundaries with:
- north: Santa Bárbara de Goiás
- south: Guapó
- east: Trindade
- west: Palmeiras de Goiás
Campestre is 56 kilometres west of the state capital, Goiânia and 26 kilometers west of Trindade. Connections are made by GO-060 / Trindade / GO-050.
Demographic and Political Data
[edit]- Population density in 2007: 12.46 inhabitants/km2
- Population growth rate 2000-2007: 1.07.%
- Population in 1980: 2,459
- Population in 1991: 2,316
- Urban population in 2007: 2,276
- Rural population in 2007: 1,135
- Eligible voters in 2007: 2,635
- City government in 2005: mayor (Selma do Socorro Lemes Manzi), vice-mayor (Roberto José da Costa), and 09 councilmembers
The economy
[edit]The economy is based on cattle raising, agriculture, and small retail and transformation units.
- Industrial units: 08 (2007)
- Retail units: 18
- Automobiles: 177 in 2007
Animal raising in 2006
- cattle: 30,500 head
- dairy cows: 6,600
Agricultural information 2006
- Number of farms: 260
- Total farm area: 24,226
- Planted area: 1,550 ha.
- Area of natural pasture: 17,162
- Workers in agriculture: 850
- Area of rice: 850 ha.
- Area of corn: 1,400 ha.
Health in 2007
[edit]- infant mortality rate in 2000: 25.29
- public health clinics: 01
- hospitals: none
Education in 2006
[edit]- literacy rate in 2000: 81.0%
- schools: 03
- classrooms: 18
- teachers: 54
- students: 868
- higher education: none
- Ranking on the Human Development Index: 0.715
- State ranking: 189 (out of 242 municipalities)
- National ranking: 2,732 (out of 5,507 municipalities)
History
[edit]Campestre de Goiás began in 1949 when Dimas and Antônio Viera settled with their families along the banks of the Córrego Campestre. In 1963 it was raised to a district of Trindade, and in the same year was dismembered to create a new municipality.