Bonfinópolis

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Country Brazil State Goiás Elevation 948 m (3,110 ft)		Region Central-West Region Microregion Goiânia Microregion Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)

Bonfinópolis is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. It is located a short distance east of Goiânia and is part of the Goiânia metropolitan area.

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The distance to Goiânia is 33 km. and connections are made by BR-457 / GO-010.

Neighboring municipalities are:

north: Goianápolis

south: Senador Canedo and Caldazinha

east: Leopoldo de Bulhões

west: Goiânia

Population and Political Data

Population density in 2007: 55.16 inhab/km²

Population growth rate from 2001-2007: 3.35.%

Population in 1980: 3,324

Population in 1991: 4,303

Urban population in 2007: 6,167

Rural population in 2007: 577

Eligible voters in 12/2007: 5,764

City government: mayor (Antônio das Graças Filho), vice-mayor (Lázaro da Silva Borges), and 09 councilpersons

Economy

The economy is based on cattle raising (11800 head in 2006), milk production, agriculture, commerce, public administration, and small transformation industries. There was modest production of oranges, coffee, manioc, rice, and tomatoes. (IBGE 2006)

Health

infant mortality in 2000: 27.7

infant mortality in 1990: 28.5

hospitals: 01 (2007)

hospital beds: 20

doctors / nurses / dentists in the public system: 08 / 01 / 0 (2002)

Education

literacy rate in 2000: 85.5

literacy rate in 1991: 74.0

school enrollment in 2006: 2,016 in 4 schools

(IBGE 2006)

HDI: 0.723

State ranking: 163 out of 242 municipalities

National ranking: 2,557 out of 5,507 municipalities

For the complete list see [1]

References

Bonfinópolis Wikipedia

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