Abadia de Goiás

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Country Brazil State Goiás Elevation 898 m (2,946 ft)		Region Central-West Region Microregion Goiânia Microregion Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)

Abadia de Goiás is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil, located on the western edge of the Goiânia metropolitan area.

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Geographical Data

The distance to Goiânia is 27 km. and highway connections are made by BR-060.

Neighboring municipalities are:

north and east: Trindade

northwest: Goiânia

east: Guapó

south: Aragoiânia

Demographic and Political Data

Population density: 40.07 inhab/km² (2007)

Urban population: 3,963 (2007)

Rural population: 1,905 (2007)

Eligible voters in 2007: 4683

City government in 2005: mayor (Antomar Moreira dos Santos), vice-mayor (Maria Lúcia das Graças Matias), and 09 councilpersons

Households: 1,398 (2000)

Households earning less than 01 minimum salary: 872 (2000)

Economy

The economy is based on services, government jobs, small industries, cattle raising, poultry, and agriculture.

Main Enterprises

agriculture: 04 units employing 42 workers

transformation industry: 13 units employing 53 workers

construction: 07 units employing 21 workers

commerce: 57 units employing 142 workers

real estate: 31 units employing 62 workers

education: 03 units employing 12 workers

health: 04 units employing 07 workers

public administration: 03 units employing 168 workers

(IBGE 2003)

The cattle herd consisted of 17,460 head, of which 1,930 were milking cows (2006). The main agricultural products were rice, manioc, and corn.

Health and education

Infant mortality rate in 2000: 27.70 (28.50 in 1990)

Literacy rate in 2000: 89.2

There were no hospitals in 2007. There were 06 schools with an enrollment of 1,810. Source: IBGE

Human Development Index: 0.742

State ranking: 101 (out of 242 municipalities)

National ranking: 2,112 (out of 5,507 municipalities)

References

Abadia de Goiás Wikipedia

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