Campinorte 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 north-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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. The population was 12,764 (2020) in a total area of 1,068 km².

Location

Campinorte is located on the important

Belém Belém (; Portuguese for Bethlehem; initially called Nossa Senhora de Belém do Grão-Pará, in English Our Lady of Bethlehem of Great Pará) often called Belém of Pará, is a Brazilian city, capital and largest city of the state of Pará in t ...

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, BR-153, and is 315 kilometers from the state capital,

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. It is 22 kilometers north of

Uruaçu Uruaçu is a city and municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil. Geography Uruaçu is located north of Anápolis and Goiânia on the important interstate highway BR-153, which links Brasília to Belém. It is 269 km. from Goiânia and 244&n ...

and just west of the great artificial lake of Serra da Mesa.

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, the second most important city in the state, is 276 kilometers to the south. Campinorte belongs to the

Porangatu Microregion The Porangatu Microregion is a statistical region created by IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Economia) in north-central Goiás state, Brazil. The most important city is Porangatu. Municipalities The microregion consists of the follo ...

. Municipal boundaries are with: *North: Mara Rosa *South:

*East:

and

Campinaçu Campinaçu is a municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil. Location Campinaçu is surrounded by the following municipalities: *north: Minaçu *east: Colinas do Sul *west: Campinorte and Uruaçu *south: Niquelândia *Distance to Goiânia: 462 ...

*West:

Nova Iguaçu de Goiás Nova Iguaçu de Goiás is a municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil. Location Nova Iguaçu de Goiás is located in the extreme north of the state and is 136 km from the regional center of Porangatu. Other towns nearby are Campinorte, 28& ...

and Mara Rosa

Demographics

The population density in 2007 was 9.08 inhabitants/km² while the population growth rate for 2000-2007 was 0.08.%. The urban population was 7,448 and the rural population was 2,249.

History

The origins of Campinorte go back to 1918. It was called Campinas. In 1935 the first school was built in the region. Next a settler donated land to build the first chapel to pay homage to Saint Sebastian, patron saint of the town. When the government began to build the new highway nearby, in 1948, the settlers moved their primitive houses to the edge of the route. Campinas died and a new town, Campinorte, came to life. At first it was a district of

, but in 1953 it became a separate municipality.

The economy

Main economic activities are cattle raising (43,000 head) and agriculture, with plantations of corn, rice, and beans. There are 479 rural properties in the region with 7,131 hectares of planted area. There were approximately 1,500 persons connected to the farming sector. Pasture land made up 171,000 hectares in 2006. The industrial sector is represented by some small producers of bricks, lumber, and dairy products. The main agricultural products were rice, corn, and soybeans (9,000 hectares). *Industrial units: 14 *Retail units: 128 *Financial institutions: Banco do Brasil, S.A. *Dairy: Cooperativa Agropecuária Regional de Campinorte *Automobiles in 2007: 803

Health and education

The infant mortality rate was 14.08 (2000) while the literacy rate was 83.8. There was one hospital with 17 beds and 13 schools with 2,891 students. The score 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 ...

was 0.750. *State ranking: 76 (out of 242 municipalities) *National ranking: 1,872 (out of 5,507 municipalities) Se
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*Tourism is centered on the Serra da Mesa lake, which is beginning to offer boating, water skiing, and windsurf.

References

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External links

Municipal Government
{{Municipalities of Goiás Municipalities in Goiás