Elevation 754 m (2,474 ft) | Microregion Chapada dos Veadeiros Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2) | |
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Teresina de Goiás is a municipality in northern Goiás state, Brazil.
Contents
- Map of Teresina de GoiC3A1s State of GoiC3A1s Brazil
- Location
- The economy
- Health and education
- References
Map of Teresina de Goi%C3%A1s - State of Goi%C3%A1s, Brazil
Location
It is part of the region of the statistical micro-region of Chapada dos Veadeiros and is located north of the Federal District and Brasília. It is 67 km north of Alto Paraíso de Goiás. The nearest major population center is Formosa. Neighboring municipalities are Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Cavalcante, and Nova Roma, Goiás.
The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 488 km. Highway connections are made by BR-153 / Anápolis / BR-060 / Alexânia / Planaltina / GO-118 / BR-010 / São João d'Aliança / Alto Paraíso de Goiás / BR-010 / GO-118.
Teresina is near the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park. Communities of descendants of runaway slaves, called Kalunga, are found nearby.
The economy
The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, cattle raising (10,700 in 2006), services, public administration, and small transformation industries. There were no banking institutions or hospitals in 2007. There were 50 automobiles, 8 trucks, and 9 pick-up trucks in all of the municipality in 2007. IBGE
Agricultural Information
Health and education
Teresina was first created as a district of the municipality of Cavalcante in 1968, becoming dismembered in 1988.