Campestre 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 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,

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Location

There are municipal boundaries with: *north:

Santa Bárbara de Goiás Santa Bárbara de Goiás is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. Location Santa Bárbara is located due west of Goiânia. Nearby towns are Trindade (40 km. to the east), and Nazário (17 km. to the west). The regional cente ...

*south:

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: * ...

*east: Trindade *west:

Palmeiras de Goiás Palmeiras de Goiás is a municipality in southeastern Goiás state, Brazil. Location Palmeiras de Goiás is located in the statistical micro-region of Vale do Rio dos Bois at a distance of 88 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia. It is 26 ...

Campestre is 56 kilometres west 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 ...

and 26 kilometers west of Trindade. Connections are made by GO-060 / Trindade / GO-050.

Demographic and Political Data

*Population density in 2007: 12.46 inhabitants/km² *Population growth rate 2000-2007: 1.07.% *Population in 1980: 2,459 *Population in 1991: 2,316 *Urban population in 2007: 2,276 *Rural population in 2007: 1,135 *Eligible voters in 2007: 2,635 *City government in 2005: mayor (Selma do Socorro Lemes Manzi), vice-mayor (Roberto José da Costa), and 09 councilmembers

The economy

The economy is based on cattle raising, agriculture, and small retail and transformation units. *Industrial units: 08 (2007) *Retail units: 18 *Automobiles: 177 in 2007 Animal raising in 2006 *cattle: 30,500 head *dairy cows: 6,600 Agricultural information 2006 *Number of farms: 260 *Total farm area: 24,226 *Planted area: 1,550 ha. *Area of natural pasture: 17,162 *Workers in agriculture: 850 *Area of rice: 850 ha. *Area of corn: 1,400 ha.

Health in 2007

*infant mortality rate in 2000: 25.29 *public health clinics: 01 *hospitals: none

Education in 2006

*literacy rate in 2000: 81.0% *schools: 03 *classrooms: 18 *teachers: 54 *students: 868 *higher education: none *Ranking on the

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 ...

: 0.715 *State ranking: 189 (out of 242 municipalities) *National ranking: 2,732 (out of 5,507 municipalities)

History

Campestre de Goiás began in 1949 when Dimas and Antônio Viera settled with their families along the banks of the Córrego Campestre. In 1963 it was raised to a district of Trindade, and in the same year was dismembered to create a new municipality.

References

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