Acreúna is a
city
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and
municipality
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in western
Goiás
Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goiânia. ...
state,
Brazil
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.
Location
Acreúna is located in the statistical micro-region of
Vale do Rio dos Bois, southwest of the state capital,
Goiânia
Goiânia (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Goiás. With a population of 1,536,097, it is the second-largest city in the Central-West Region and the 10th-largest in the country. Its metropolitan area has a population ...
, on BR-060, (
Brasília
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-
Acre
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) which links Goiânia with
Rio Verde. The distance to
Goiânia
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is 153 kilometers via BR-060 /
Guapó
Guapó () is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 14,207 (2020) and the total area of the municipality was 517.0 km² (10/10/2002).
Guapó is part of the Goiânia Microregion. Neighboring municipalities are:
* ...
/
Indiara
Indiara is a city and municipality in central-south Goiás state, Brazil. Indiara is a large producer of soybeans and cotton.
Location
Indiara is in the Vale do Rio dos Bois and has municipal boundaries with:
*north: Palmeiras de Goiás
*south: ...
.
Municipal boundaries:
*North:
Paraúna and
Jandaia
Jandaia is a municipality in the eastern portion of the Brazilian state of Goiás.
Location and connections
Jandaia has municipal boundaries with:
*Northwest: Palmeiras de Goiás
*Northeast: Palminópolis
*North, South, and Southwest: Indiara
*E ...
*South:
Turvelândia
*East:
Edéia and
Indiara
Indiara is a city and municipality in central-south Goiás state, Brazil. Indiara is a large producer of soybeans and cotton.
Location
Indiara is in the Vale do Rio dos Bois and has municipal boundaries with:
*north: Palmeiras de Goiás
*south: ...
*West:
Montividiu
Montividiu is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. Montividiu is a large producer of soybeans and corn.
Geography
Montividiu is located in the Sudoeste de Goiás Microregion between the Rio Verdão and the Rio Monte Alegre. There ar ...
and
Santo Antônio da Barra
History
The town appeared in 1964 in the territory of the municipality of
Paraúna. It was created through the initiative of Benedicto Arystogogo de Mello, who had already founded the settlements of Riverlândia, in
Rio Verde, and Vila Brasil, in
Santa Helena de Goiás
Santa Helena de Goiás is a municipality in southwestern Goiás state, Brazil. It is a large producer of corn, sugarcane, soybeans, and poultry.
Location
Santa Helena is located in the Sudoeste de Goiás Microregion, 31 kilometers east of the imp ...
.
Mello negotiated with a large landowner of the region to begin selling the lots. The lands were on the banks of the Rio Verdão and near the Brasília – Acre highway, which was under construction at the time.
Origin of the name
The name of the town, Acreúna, comes from a combination of Acre, final destination of the highway which crosses the town, and Una, a tribute to Paraúna, the municipality where it had been located before becoming a separate municipality.
It became a district in 1968 and, thanks to its rapid population growth and economic development, it separated from Paraúna in 1976 to become an independent municipality.
Demographic and Political Data
*Population density: 11.85 inhabitants/km
2 (2007)
*Population density: 12.95 inhabitants/km
2 (2010)
*Growth rate 2000/2007: 0.20.%
*Urban population: 16,424 (2007)
*Urban population: 20,279 (2010)
*Rural population: 2,129 (2007)
*Eligible voters: 14,790
*City government in 2005: mayor (João Batista Pereira), vice-mayor (Paulo Rogério Pereira), and 09 councilmembers
The economy
The economy is based on agriculture, with a great production of sugarcane, cotton, corn, and soybeans (see below). The cattle herd had 99,000 head in 2003.
*Industrial units: 36
*Retail commercial units: 213
*Banking units: Banco do Brasil S.A.- BRADESCO S.A.- Banco Itaú S.A. (August/2007)
*GDP (PIB) (R$1,000.00): 229,685 (2005)
*GDP per capita (R$1.00): 10,959 (2005)
Vehicles (2007)
*automobiles: 1,862
*trucks: 317
*pickups: 413
*motorcycles: 1,001
Source
IBGE
The main agricultural products (2007)
*cotton: 2,000 ha. / 5,200 tons (Acreuna produced 55,000 tons in 2001)
*sugarcane: 5,700 hectares / 501,600 tons
*corn: 10,000 hectares / 60,000 tons
*soybeans: 22,000 hectares / 61,600 tons
Source
Sepin
Farm information
*Number of farms: 434
*Total farm area: 141,236
*Planted area: 51,300 ha.
*Area of natural pasture: 65,990 ha.
*Workers in agriculture: 1,042
Health
*Infant mortality rate in 2014: 23.97
*Infant mortality rate in 2000: 21.13
*Infant mortality rate in 1990: 35.64
*Hospitals: 03 with 75 beds (2007)
Education
*Literacy rate in 2015: 97.1
*Literacy rate in 2000: 83.2
*Literacy rate in 1991: 77.1
*Schools: 13 with 3,840 students (2015)
*Schools: 12 with 6,309 students (2006)
*Higher education: none reporting in 2006
Source
IBGE
*Municipal
Human Development Index
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: 0.686 (2010)
*Municipal
Human Development Index
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: 0.763
*State ranking: 50 (out of 242 municipalities)
*National ranking: 1,498 (out of 5,507 municipalities)
For the complete list se
Frigoletto.com
See also
*
List of municipalities in Goiás
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Goiás (GO), in the Central-West Region of Brazil. Goiás is divided into 246 municipalities, which are grouped into 18 microregions, which are grouped into 5 mesoregions.
Ordered by regio ...
*
Microregions of Goiás
References
Frigoletto
External links
Rádio Liberdade FMGuia Comercial de Acreúna (Acreúna Commercial Guide)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Acreuna
Municipalities in Goiás