Country Brazil State Goiás Elevation 790 m (2,590 ft) | Region Central-West Region Microregion Ceres Microregion Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2) | |
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Santa Rita do Novo Destino is a municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil.
Contents
- Map of Santa Rita do Novo Destino State of GoiC3A1s Brazil
- Location
- Demographics
- The Economy
- Health and Education
- References
Map of Santa Rita do Novo Destino - State of Goi%C3%A1s, Brazil
Location
Santa Rita do Novo Destino is 82 km. east of Ceres and 15 km. north of Goianésia. Highway connections from Goiânia are made by taking GO-080 / Nerópolis / São Francisco de Goiás / BR-153 / Jaraguá / GO-080 / Goianésia / GO-438. Seplan
Neighboring municipalities: Hidrolina, São Luíz do Norte, Barro Alto, and Santa Isabel
Demographics
The Economy
The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. In 2006 there were 476 farms with a total area of 70,126 hectares. Of this pasture land made up 48,000 hectares. There were 48,000 head of cattle. The main crops were rice, sugarcane (2,450 hectares), manioc, corn (1,000 hectares), and soybeans (1,500 hectares).
Health and Education
The adult literacy rate was 78.8% (2000) (national average was 86.4%) and the infant mortality rate was 33.10 (2000) (national average was 33.0). In 2007 there were no hospitals and there were 5 schools.
Human Development Index: 0.684
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