Buriti de Goiás

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Country Brazil State Goiás Elevation 520 m (1,710 ft)		Region Central-West Region Microregion Anicuns Microregion Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)

Buriti de Goiás is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil.

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Location and Communications

Distance to regional center (São Luís de Montes Belos): 58 km.

Highway connections are made by state highway BR-069 west from Goiânia, through Trindade, Santa Bárbara de Goiás, São Luís de Montes Belos, and then 58 kilometers northeast to Buriti de Goiás. Neighboring municipalities are Córrego do Ouro, Fazenda Nova, Novo Brasil, Goiás, Mossâmedes, and Sanclerlândia.

The municipality contains part of the 26,626 hectares (65,790 acres) Serra Dourada State Park, created in 2003.

Demographic and Political Data

Population density in 2007: 11.23 inhab/km²

Population growth rate 2000-2007: -2.43.%

Urban population in 2007: 1,487

Rural population in 2007: 751

Eligible voters in 2007: 2638

City government in 2007: mayor (Altamiro Antônio da Silva), vice-mayor (José Sérgio Magno), and 09 councilpersons

Income distribution: In 823 households, 407 earned less than one minimum salary in 2000.

Economy

The economy is based on cattle raising, agriculture and small transformation industries. In 2006 there were 24,000 head of cattle, including 3,570 head of milking cows. There was modest production of rice, bananas, coconut, papaya, manioc, corn, and hearts of palm.

Health and education

Infant mortality in 2000: 24.88

Hospitals: 01 with 14 beds (2007)

Literacy rate: 86.8 in 2000

Schools: 03 in 2006

Students: 765

Higher education: none in 2006

MHDI: 0.731

State ranking: 142 (out of 242 municipalities)

National ranking: 2396 (out of 5507 municipalities)

References

Buriti de Goiás Wikipedia

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