Country Brazil State Goiás Elevation 633 m (2,077 ft) Area 1,882 km² | Region Central-West Region Microregion Catalão Microregion Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2) | |
Corumbaíba is a municipality in southeastern Goiás state, Brazil.
Contents
- Map of CorumbaC3ADba State of GoiC3A1s Brazil
- Location and connections
- Demographic and political data
- Economy
- Health and education
- Geography and tourism
- History
- Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index
- References
Map of Corumba%C3%ADba - State of Goi%C3%A1s, Brazil
Location and connections
Corumbaíba is located 222 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia. It is south of Caldas Novas and north of the Itumbiara reservoir.
Connections from Goiânia are made by BR-352 / Bela Vista de Goiás / GO-147 / Piracanjuba / GO-217 / GO-139 / Caldas Novas / Marzagão.
It has boundaries with the following municipalities:
Demographic and political data
Economy
Corumbaíba has important plantations of rice, beans, corn, and soybeans. There is extensive raising of cattle for beef and milk. There are small industries producing bricks, cheese, mineral salt, and furniture. The town is well known for its ceramic vases.
Economic data
Animal raising and agricultural production
Health and education
The health system had one hospital with 28 beds and two health clinics. There were 09 schools with 67 classrooms, 123 teachers, and 2,216 students (2007).
Geography and tourism
The vegetation is mainly cerrado. There are low mountains: Galgas, Negra, dos Arrependidos and Mula Russa. The soils have phosphates and manganese.
Three rivers cross the area: the Paranaíba, the Corumbá, and the Veríssimo, which have potential for the installation of hydroelectric plants. There is a waterfall—Cachoeira do Rio Veríssimo—and the waters of the enormous artificial lake of Itumbiara, formed by the Paranaíba.
History
The history of Corumbaíba has its roots in a legend. According to popular belief there lived a white wolf in the region, called Galga. It used to howl frequently. Whoever saw this wolf would have good luck. Manoel Cândido das Neves, an important rancher in the region, allegedly saw the wolf and, thanking his luck, had a chapel built in the name of Bom Jesus da Cana Verde. The settlement began around this chapel. Manoel Cândido donated a large area for the town to be built. The village was first called Arraial dos Cupins and later Arraial dos Paulistas. In 1909 it was called Vila Corumbaíba, because it was bathed by the Corumbá and the Paranaíba rivers. In 1912 it became a municipality, separating from Catalão. Source: Sepin
Ranking on the Municipal Human Development Index
(All data is from 2000.)