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Firminópolis

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Country
  
Brazil

State
  
Goiás

Elevation
  
685 m (2,247 ft)

Local time
  
Sunday 3:53 AM

Region
  
Central-West Region

Microregion
  
Anicuns Microregion

Time zone
  
BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)

Firminópolis

Weather
  
23°C, Wind E at 6 km/h, 84% Humidity

Firminópolis is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil.

Contents

Map of Firmin%C3%B3polis, State of Goi%C3%A1s, Brazil

Location and connections

  • Distance to São Luís de Montes Belos: 9 km.
  • Highway connections with Goiânia are made by state highway BR-069 west from Goiânia, through Trindade, Santa Bárbara de Goiás, Turvânia, and then 19 kilometers west to Firminópolis. Neighboring municipalities are Turvânia, Aurilândia, and Turvânia.

    Demographic data

  • Population growth rate 2000/2007: 0.53%
  • Urban population in 2007: 8,212
  • Rural population in 2007: 2,074
  • Economic data

    The main economic activities were small transformation industries, goods and services, and agricultural production. There were 02 banking institutions: Banco do Brasil S.A. - Banco Itaú S.A. (08/2007) There was 01 dairy: Manoel Pereira Peixoto (05/2006). The cattle herd had 55,0000 head (2006) and the main crops were rice, corn, soybeans, manioc, hearts of palm, and bananas.

    Education and health

  • Literacy rate: 84.1%
  • Infant mortality rate: 18.35 in 1,000 live births
  • Schools: 08 (2006)
  • Students: 2,382
  • Hospitals: 03 (2007) with 69 beds.
  • MHDI: 0.744
  • State ranking: 91 (out of 242 municipalities in 2002)
  • National ranking: 2,039 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2002)
  • For the complete list see frigoletto.com.br.

    References

    Firminópolis Wikipedia