Arenópolis 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 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 3,495 (2007) in a total area of 1,074.5 km².

Location and Connections with Goiânia

Arenópolis is located in the

Aragarças Microregion Aragarças is a municipality in southwest Goiás state, Brazil. Location Aragarças is the most important town in the Aragarças Microregion. It is 410 km from the state capital, Goiânia on the confluence of two important rivers, the Garça ...

in an isolated and underpopulated region of eastern

. There are highway connections with

Iporá Iporá is a municipality in west-central Goiás state, Brazil. The population is around 31,499 (2020) in a total area of 1,026.4 km² (10/10/2002). It is known as the City of the Clear Waters because of its many streams and rivers. Location ...

, 42 km.to the east; and

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, 32 km. to the west. It is between the Rio Piranhas and the Rio Caiapó, both tributaries of the

Araguaia River The Araguaia River ( pt, Rio Araguaia , Karajá: ♂ ''Berohokỹ'' eɾohoˈkə̃ ♀ ''Bèrakuhukỹ'' ɛɾakuhuˈkə̃ is one of the major rivers of Brazil though it is almost equal in volume at its confluence with the Tocantins. It has a total ...

. The distance to 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 ...

, is 285 km. and connections are made by GO-060 / Trindade /

Turvânia Turvânia is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. Location Turvânia is located west of Goiânia, east of São Luís de Montes Belos. Highway connections from Goiânia are made by state highway BR-069 west from Goiânia, through Trin ...

Israelândia Israelândia is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. Location Israelândia is located in the Iporá Microregion, 28 km. northeast of regional center Iporá. State capital Goiânia is 199 km. to the east. The Rio Claro, a tri ...

. Neighboring municipalities are: *north:

Montes Claros de Goiás Montes Claros de Goiás is a municipality in western Goiás state, Brazil Location and connections Montes Claros is located in the extreme west of the state, about 70 km east of the Araguaia River. It is east of Aragarças and west of Jus ...

and

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*south:

Palestina de Goiás Palestina de Goiás is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. Location Palestina is located in the Sudoeste de Goiás Microregion between the Rio Bonito and the Rio Caiapó. There are paved road connections linking the town to Jataí in ...

*east:

*west:

Demographic and Political Data

*Population density: 3.25 inhabitants/km² (2007) *Population growth rate 2000/2007: -1,91.% *Urban population: 2,116 *Rural population: 1,379 *Eligible voters: 2,955 (11/2007) *City government in 2005: mayor (Orestino Vilela Faria), vice-mayor (José Rodrigues de Souza), and 09 councilmembers

Economy

The main economic activities are cattle raising, agriculture, public administration, commerce, and small transformation industries. There were 85,600 head of cattle in 2006, of which 9,600 were milk cows. The main agricultural products were rice, corn, manioc, beans, and soybeans. There was modest production of bananas, hearts of palm, and coconut. Commerce had 37 units in 2003 employing 53 workers. There were 112 automobiles and pickup trucks, 08 trucks, and 96 motorcycles in 2004. There were no financial institutions reporting in 2007.

Health and education

*Hospitals: 01 with 25 beds (2007) *Schools: 05 with 947 students *Infant mortality rate in 2000: 18.31 *Infant mortality rate in 1990: 39.22 *Literacy rate in 2000: 81.8 Arenópolis had a rating of 0.739 and was ranked 110 out of 242 municipalities in

on the United Nations

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(2000 data). Nationally it was ranked 2,173 out of 5,507 municipalities.

History

In 1956 Albino Borges moved into this region located in the municipality of

. He began to sell lots to newcomers attracted by the fertile land and soon a small village appeared called Areia, the name of the stream bathing the region. In 1964 Antônio de Castro moved to the region and worked to raise the village to the category of district, which was achieved in 1971 with the name Arenópolis. Later, in 1982 Arenópolis was dismembered and became a municipality.

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