Country Brazil State Goiás Elevation 564 m (1,850 ft) | Region Central-West Region Microregion Ceres Microregion Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2) | |
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São Luíz do Norte is a municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil. An alternative spelling is "São Luís do Norte".
Contents
- Map of SC3A3o LuC3ADs do Norte State of GoiC3A1s Brazil
- Location
- Demographics
- The Economy
- Health and Education
- References
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Location
São Luíz is located 58 km. north of Ceres on the important BR-153 highway.
Neighboring municipalities: Hidrolina, Santa Rita do Novo Destino, Goianésia, Santa Isabel, Nova Glória and Itapaci.
Demographics
The Economy
The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. There was one dairy—G.G. Teixeira e Cia Ltda—in 2007. In 2006 there were 161 farms with a total area of 35,883 hectares, 19,000 hectares being pasture. The cattle herd had 31,000 head in 2007. The main crops were pineapple, sugarcane (5,600 hectares), rice (300 hectares), beans, manioc, corn (300 hectares), and soybeans (3,600 hectares).
Health and Education
In the educational sector there were 6 schools. The adult literacy rate was 80.5% (2000) (national average was 86.4%). There were no hospitals in 2007. The infant mortality rate was 25,32 (2000) (national average was 33.0). The score on the Human Development Index was 0.710. For the complete list see frigoletto.com.br