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Santa Tereza de Goiás

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Country
  
Brazil

State
  
Goiás

Elevation
  
409 m (1,342 ft)

Region
  
Central-West Region

Microregion
  
Porangatu Microregion

Time zone
  
BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)

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Santa Tereza de Goias is a municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil. Santa Tereza de Goiás is often spelled "Santa Teresa de Goiás".

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Location

Santa Tereza is located in the extreme north of the state 35 km. south of Porangatu. It is on the important BR-153 highway. Highway connections starting in Goiânia are made by GO-080 / Nerópolis / São Francisco de Goiás / BR-153 / Jaraguá / GO-080 / Goianésia / Barro Alto / GO-342 / BR-080 / BR-153 / Uruaçu / Campinorte.

Santa Tereza de Goiás is surrounded by the following municipalities:

  • north: Porangatu and Trombas
  • south: Campinorte and Formoso
  • east: Minaçu
  • west: Mutunópolis

    • Political and Demographic Information

    The mayor was Paulo Vieira da Costa (January 2005) and there were 9 members on the city council. The number of eligible voters was 3,238 (December/2007). The population density was 5,22 inhab/km² (2007). The urban population was 3,475 and the rural population was 670 (2007).

  • Population growth: -2,03% 1996/2007

    • Economic Information

    The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries.

  • Industrial units: 1 (2007)
  • Commercial units: 53 (2007)
  • Automobiles: 293 (2007)
  • Farms: 243 (2006)
  • Permanent and Temporary Planted Area: 963 hectares
  • Natural Pasture: 36,632 hectares
  • Woodland and Forest: 15,847 hectares
  • Workers related to the farm owner: 367
  • Workers not related to the farm owner: 161 (IBGE)
  • Cattle herd: 58,000 head (2006)
  • Main crops: rice (700 hectares), bananas, beans, manioc, corn (600 hectares), and soybeans.

    • Quality of Life

    In 2006 there were 6 schools and 1 hospital with 17 beds. The adult literacy rate was 84.7% (2000) (national average was 86.4%) and the infant mortality rate was 31.85 (2000) (national average was 33.

    All data are from IBGE

    Municipal Human Development Index: 0.729 (2000)

  • State ranking: 150 (out of 242 municipalities)
  • National ranking: 2,460 (out of 5,507 municipalities)

    • Seplan Economic Development Index

  • The ranking was 192 out of 246 municipalities

    • Seplan Social Development Index

  • The ranking was 183 out of 246 municipalities

    • References

    Santa Tereza de Goiás Wikipedia
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