Aragoiânia 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 central
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
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. The population was 10,496 (2020 estimate) in a total area of 219.5 km
2.
Aragoiânia is 42 km. from the state capital, Goiânia, and is linked by highway GO-040. There are also three highways connection the town with
Varjão,
Cromínia
Cromínia is a municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. It is famous for its chrome mines.
Geographical Information
Cromínia is located in the Meia Ponte Microregion, which includes the cities in the Meia Ponte River basin. It is approxima ...
,
Hidrolândia, and
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:
* ...
. It is located in the
Goiânia Microregion, at an elevation of 800 meters above sea level. The climate is moist tropical with an average annual temperature of 28 °C.
Demographic and political data
*Population density: 33.11 inhabitants/km
2 (2007)
*Population growth rate 2000/2007: 1.73%
*Population in 1980: 3,707
*Population in 1991: 4,910
*Urban population in 2007: 5,146
*Rural population in 2007: 2,097 (in 1980 the rural population surpassed the urban population)
*Eligible voters: 5,62 (2007)
*City government in 2013: mayor old (Neovagina), vice-mayor (Sara), and 09 councilmembers
History
The reason for European settlement here was the building of a chapel in honor of Santa Luzia. The first name was Malhador (cattle tamer), because of the existence of a man with that profession. Later the name was changed to Biscoito Duro (Hard Cookie), because of a popular sweet sought after in the local general store. In 1958 it became a district of
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:
* ...
with the name Aragoiânia, a combination of Araguaia and Goiânia. It was dismembered from
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:
* ...
and
Hidrolândia in 1958 to become a municipality.
Economy
The main economic activity is the industrialization of sweets. There are also industries for transforming manioc, sugarcane and cow leather. There is a
slaughterhouse
A slaughterhouse, also called abattoir (), is a facility where animals are slaughtered to provide food. Slaughterhouses supply meat, which then becomes the responsibility of a packaging facility.
Slaughterhouses that produce meat that is no ...
and a vigorous commerce in meat for the nearby capital. On weekends the population triples due to the proximity of weekend farms owned by urban dwellers in Goiânia.
The main agricultural products are:
*cattle raising: 23,780 head (5,710 dairy cows)
*Modest production of bananas, coffee, and citrus fruits
*Modest planted areas of corn, rice, manioc, and beans
(IBGE 2007)
Main economic activities:
*transformation industries: 13 units
*commerce: 52 units
*public administration
*education and health
(IBGE 2007)
There were no financial institutions reported in 2007.
Health and education
*Hospitals: 01, with 16 beds
*Public doctors, nurses, and dentists: 12 / 02 / 03
*There were 07 schools with 2,172 students (2007)
*Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births): 1990–28.50; 2000–15.72
*Literacy rate: 1991–77.5; 2000–85.4
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 ...
: 0.759
*State ranking: 59 (out of 242 municipalities)
*National ranking: 1,627 (out of 5,507 municipalities)
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 ...
References
Frigoletto
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Municipalities in Goiás