Bom Jesus de Goiás 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 south

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 Goi ...

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 ...

. It is a large producer of soybeans.

Geographical Information

The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 223 km and it is linked by highways BR-452 and GO-040. It forms boundaries with

Goiatuba Goiatuba is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 34,202 (2020 IBGE) in a total area of 2,470.3 km2. Goiatuba is a large producer of grains, especially soybeans and corn. Climate ...

(north); Inaciolândia and

Itumbiara Itumbiara is a municipality in the extreme south of the state of Goiás, Brazil. Its population in 2020 was of 105,809 in a total area of 2,461,3 km2 (2020). Itumbiara is one of the most prosperous cities in Goiás and is a major producer ...

(south);

and

Panamá Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ...

(east); and Quirinópolis (west). The land is mainly flat, which favors agriculture. The municipality extends from the

Meia Ponte River The Meia Ponte River (Portuguese, ''Rio Meia Ponte'') is one of the most important rivers in the state of Goiás, Brazil. Its source lies 60 km north of the city of Goiânia and it flows through that city in a southern direction joining the P ...

to the Rio dos Bois, which flow into the

Paranaíba River The Paranaíba River is a Brazilian river whose source lies in the state of Minas Gerais in the Mata da Corda mountains, municipality of Rio Paranaíba, at an altitude of 1,148 meters; on the other face of this mountain chain are the sources of t ...

. The climate is moist tropical with temperatures oscillating between 28 °C and 38 °C, with an average maximum of 30 °C. Rains are constant in the period between October and March. The fauna is diversified with the presence of

tamandua ''Tamandua'' is a genus of anteaters with two species: the southern tamandua (''T. tetradactyla'') and the northern tamandua (''T. mexicana''). They live in forests and grasslands, are semiarboreal, and possess partially prehensile tails. They m ...

, tatu, capivara, reptiles, and many birds.

History

In 1925, a local rancher, Dona Carolina Viera da Mota, donated lands to build a future settlement. In the same year a chapel covered with palm fronds was built. Soon, other houses (huts) were built and the settlement was called Bom Jesus. In 1953, it was made a district of

, becoming a municipality in 1963.

Demographic and political data

*Population density in 2007: 13.93 inhabitants/km² *Population growth rate from 1996-2007: 2.69% *Total population in 2007: 19,574 *Total population in 1980: 11,623 *Urban population in 2007: 18,218 *Rural population in 2007: 1,356 *City government in 2005: mayor (Feliciano Florindo de Oliverira)

Economy

The economy is based on agriculture, especially the growing of soybeans, corn, and sugarcane. The farming is all mechanized and the landholdings are large or medium and mainly owned by people who came from the south of the country like Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul. *Number of industrial establishments: 24 *Industrial district: Distrito Agroindustrial de Bom Jesus de Goiás – DIAB (June/2006) *Number of retail commercial establishments: 257 *Financial institutions: Banco do Brasil S.A. - BRADESCO S.A. - Banco Itaú S.A. - Caixa Económica Federal. *Automobiles: 2,535

Cattle raising and agricultural production

*Cattle: 60,825 *Sugarcane: 7,300 hectares *Corn: 18,300 hectares *Soybeans: 59,500 hectares (state leader is Rio Verde) *Sorghum: 10,000 hectares Agricultural data 2006 *Farms: 425 *Total area: 118,674 ha. *Area of permanent crops: 810 ha. *Area of perennial crops: 56,339 ha. *Area of natural pasture: 39,912 ha. *Area of woodland and forests: 19,879 ha. *Persons dependent on farming: 1,350 *Farms with tractors: 161 *Number of tractors: 49
IBGE

Health (2007)

*Infant mortality in 2000: 15.81 *Infant mortality in 1990: 29.47 *Health establishments: 10 (05 private) *Hospitals: 03 with 53 beds (IBGE 2002)

Education (2006)

*Literacy rate in 2000: 84.4 *Literacy rate in 1991: 79.7 *Schools: 14 with 5,631 students *Higher education: none reported for 2006 (IBGE 2004) Ranking 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, wh ...

*MHDI: 0.772 *State ranking: 38 (out of 242 municipalities) *National ranking: 1,283 (out of 5,507 municipalities)

References

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