Elevation 839 m (2,753 ft) | Microregion Anápolis Microregion Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2) | |
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Itauçu is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.
Contents
- Map of ItauC3A7u State of GoiC3A1s Brazil
- Location
- Demographics
- The economy
- Health and education
- References
Map of Itau%C3%A7u - State of Goi%C3%A1s, Brazil
Location
Itauçu is located 64 km. northwest of the state capital, Goiânia and is part of the Anápolis Microregion. It is connected to the capital by highway BR-070, which links Goiânia with Aragarças. It has boundaries with the following municipalities:
Demographics
The economy
The economy is based on cattle raising (49,000 head in 2004) and cultivation of soybeans, rice, corn, sugarcane, and beans.
Agricultural data 2006
Health and education
In the educational sector there were 9 schools in activity in 2006, with 2,128 students. The literacy rate was 85.1%. In the health sector there was 1 hospital with 22 beds. The infant mortality rate was 19.60 (in 1,000 live births)
Itauçu had a score of 0.742 (2000) on the Municipal Human Development Index giving a state ranking of 103 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000) and a national ranking of 2,118 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000). For the complete list see frigoletto.com.br