Cromínia is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in south

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian States of Brazil, state located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Ge ...

state,

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

. It is famous for its chrome mines.

Geographical Information

Cromínia is located in the

Meia Ponte Microregion The Meia Ponte Microregion is a statistical region of Goiás state, Brazil created by the IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística). It is located south of the state capital, Goiânia, and includes 21 municipalities with a total popu ...

, which includes the cities in 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 ...

basin. It is approximately 87 kilometers south of the state capital,

Goiânia Goiânia ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian federative units of Brazil, state of Goiás. With a population of 1,536,097, it is the second-largest city in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West Region and the 10th-larges ...

and is 17 kilometers west of the important BR-153 highway, which links

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in ...

. Highway connections from

are made by BR-153 /

Aparecida de Goiânia Aparecida de Goiânia () is a city and Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in central Goiás, Brazil. It is the second largest city in the state (with a population of 590,146 inhabitants, according to the 2020 estimate) and the third largest ...

Professor Jamil Professor Jamil is a municipality in south-central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 3,203 (2020) in a total area of 347.4 km2. Geographical information Located 66 kilometers south of the state capital, Goiânia, on BR-153, Professor J ...

/ GO-217. For the complete list of all distances in

se
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Neighboring municipalities are: *north:

Aragoiânia Aragoiânia is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 10,496 (2020 estimate) in a total area of 219.5 km2. Aragoiânia is 42 km. from the state capital, Goiânia, and is linked by highway GO-040. There are al ...

*east:

*west and south:

Mairipotaba Mairipotaba is a municipality, in south Goiás state, Brazil. Location and Municipal boundaries Mairipotaba is located in the Meia Ponte Microregion about 85 kilometers directly south of the state capital, Goiânia. It has highway connections with ...

Demographics

*Population density: 9.78 inhabitants/km² (2007) *Population growth rate 1996/2007: -0.21.% *Total population: 3,618 (2007) *Total population: 3,362 (1980) *Urban population: 2,861 (2007) *Rural population: 879 (2007)

Economic Activities

Chrome mining gave the city its name but cattle raising and agriculture have taken over from mining. Of the 298 rural proprietors 70% raise cattle and the others plant rice and corn. Economic Indicators *Industrial units: 05 *Retail units: 53 *Banking institutions: none *Cooperatives: Coop.Mista dos Produtores Rurais de Cromínia-COOMPOR-C *Automobiles: 443 (Sepin/IBGE 2007) *Cattle: 34,020 (2006)´ *Corn: 1,150 ha. *Modest production of soybeans, rice, manioc, and watermelon Farm Data (2006)in ha. *Number of farms: 298 *Total area: 22,213 *Area of permanent crops: 88 *Area of perennial crops: 893 *Area of natural pasture: 18,242 *Persons dependent on farming: 940 *Farms with tractors: 52 *Number of tractors: 6
IBG

Education and Health

*Literacy rate: 85.8% *Infant mortality rate: 18.23 in 1,000 live births *Schools: 6 *Students: 1,325 *Hospitals: 2 *Hospital beds: 31 *Health centers: 2

History

The town began in 1940 when three landowners give land to install a town which would be called Planura Verde (Green Plain). The settlement began to grow around a football field where locals came on Sunday to watch the games and pray at the foot of a cross. Soon the first houses were built. In 1943 the Arraial (village) was elevated to the category of district of

Piracanjuba Piracanjuba () is a municipality in southeastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is a big producer of orchids, milk products, and soybeans. ''Piracanjuba is also the name of a fish (Brycon orbignyanus) common to the waters of the Plata River basin.'' ...

. It received the name "Cromínia" due to the great quantity of chrome in the region. In 1954 the district became a municipality. Ranking on the Municipal

Human Development Index The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical composite index of life expectancy, Education Index, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income i ...

*MHDI: 0.769 *State ranking: 40 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000) *National ranking: 1,347 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000) For the complete list se
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References

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