Americano do Brasil is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in eastern
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
Americano do Brasil is located in the
Anicuns Microregion
The Anicuns Microregion is a geographical division in the state of Goiás, Brazil. It is made up of 13 municipalities located around Anicuns, a municipality west of Goiânia.
Municipalities
The microregion consists of the following municipaliti ...
, which is northwest 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 ...
. It is 37 kilometers southwest of
Itaberaí
Itaberaí is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Itaberaí is a large producer of agricultural products including corn, rice, soybeans, tomatoes, and sugarcane.
Location
Itaberaí is located 92 kilometers north-west of Goiânia on s ...
and 113 kilometers northwest of
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 ...
. Highway connections from
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 ...
are made by GO-060 /
Trindade / GO-326 /
Anicuns / GO-156
Sepin Neighboring municipalities are
Mossâmedes
Mossâmedes is a municipality in western Goiás state, Brazil.
Location
Mossâmedes is located northwest of the state capital, Goiânia in the Anicuns Microregion. It is connected by paved roads with Itaberaí to the north and Anicuns to the sou ...
,
Anicuns,
Itaberaí
Itaberaí is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Itaberaí is a large producer of agricultural products including corn, rice, soybeans, tomatoes, and sugarcane.
Location
Itaberaí is located 92 kilometers north-west of Goiânia on s ...
and
Itauçu
Itauçu () is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.
Location
Itauçu is located 64 km. northwest of the state capital, Goiânia and is part of the Anápolis Microregion. It is connected to the capital by highway BR-070, which links ...
.
Demographics
*Population density: 35.17 inhabitants/km
2 (2007)
*Population growth rate: -1.06%
*Population in 1991: 4,861
*Population in 2007: 4,698
*Urban population: 4,371
*Rural population: 327
The economy
The main economic activities are cattle raising (19,054 head in 2003) and agriculture, especially corn, sugarcane, rice, and bananas.
*Industrial establishments: 9
*Commercial retail establishments: 63
*Dairies: Amarildo José Missiato. (22/05/2006)
*Meat packing plant: Vitacharque Indústria e Comércio de Alimentos Ltda. (22/05/2006)
*Motor vehicles in 2007: 515 automobiles and pickup trucks, giving a ratio of 9 inhabitants for each motor vehicle.
Area of Main crops in 2006
*Corn: 950 ha.
*Sugarcane: 1,990 ha.
*Rice: 350 ha.
*Bananas: 100 ha.
*Soybeans: 250 ha.
Farm data
*Number of farms: 197
*Total agricultural area: 9,472 ha.
*Planted area: 2,604 ha.
*Area of natural pasture: 5,657 ha.
*Persons employed in agriculture: 500
Health and education
The infant mortality rate in 2000 was 24.88. There were 2 small hospitals with 24 beds.
The literacy rate in 2000 was 83.2. In 2004 there were 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school.
Source
IBGE2004
Americano do Brasil had a score 0.732 on the Municipal
Human Development Index
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, whi ...
, giving it a state ranking of 138 (out of 242 municipalities)
and a national ranking of 2,384 (out of 5,507 municipalities). ''All data are from 2000''
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
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Municipalities in Goiás