Cachoeira Alta 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 Goiânia. ...

state,

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. The population was 12,666 inhabitants in 2020 in a total area of 1659.4 km². Cachoeira Alta has one of the largest cattle herds in the state.

Location

Cachoeira Alta is located in the

Quirinópolis Microregion Quirinópolis is a municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. It is a large producer of cattle and agricultural products. Location Quirinópolis is the seat of the Quirinópolis Microregion. It forms boundaries with Gouvelândia (west), Cacho ...

in an unpopulated area of the south of the state. Some of the largest municipalities in total area are located here. There are road connections with Aparecida do Rio Doce, 57 km. to the north; and

Paranaiguara Paranaiguara is a municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. Location and Geography Paranaiguara is in the Quirinópolis Microregion, whose most important city is Quirinópolis. The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 351 km. Highw ...

, 37 km. to the southeast. The distance to the state capital,

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, is 356 km. Highway connections are made by BR-060 /

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: * ...

Indiara Indiara is a city and municipality in central-south Goiás state, Brazil. Indiara is a large producer of soybeans and cotton. Location Indiara is in the Vale do Rio dos Bois and has municipal boundaries with: *north: Palmeiras de Goiás *south: ...

Acreúna Acreúna is a city and municipality in western Goiás state, Brazil. Location Acreúna is located in the statistical micro-region of Vale do Rio dos Bois, southwest of the state capital, Goiânia, on BR-060, (Brasília-Acre) which links Goiânia ...

/ Rio Verde / GO-174 / GO-422 / Aparecida do Rio Doce /

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Neighboring municipalities are: *north and east:

Quirinópolis Quirinópolis is a municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. It is a large producer of cattle and agricultural products. Location Quirinópolis is the seat of the Quirinópolis Microregion. It forms boundaries with Gouvelândia (west), Cacho ...

and Aparecida do Rio Doce *south and west:

Caçu Caçu is a municipality in southwest Goiás state, Brazil. Location Caçu is part of the Quirinópolis Microregion. It is located 330 kilometers from the state capital of Goiânia and is crossed by highway GO-206, which links the city with Quir ...

*east:

Demographics

*Population density in 2007: 4.90 inhabitants/km² *Population growth rate 1996/2007: -0.19.% *Total population in 2007: 8,103 *Total population in 1980: 9,243 *Urban population in 2007: 5,965 *Rural population in 2007: 2,138 (Sepin/IBGE)

The economy

The economy is based on cattle raising for meat and milk production, and agriculture, especially the planting of corn and rice. The cattle herd was 163,000 head including 12,000 milking cows in 2006. Economic Data *Industrial establishments: 17 *Retail commercial establishments: 124 *Financial establishments: Banco do Brasil S.A. (August/2007) *Meat packing plants: Arantes Alimentos Ltda. (22/05/2006) *Dairies: Laticínios Sabor Goiano Ltda., Agrolima Indústria e Comércio de Laticínio Ltda., Indústria e Comércio de Laticínio Estrela do Oriente Ltda., Goiásminas Indústria de Laticínios Ltda. (22/05/2006) Main agricultural production in planted area *Rice: 80 ha. *Banana: 16 ha. *Rubber (coagulated): 140 ha. *Manioc: 50 ha. *Corn: 400 ha. Farm Data (2006) in ha. *Number of farms: 718 *Total area: 138,781 *Area of permanent crops: 346 *Area of perennial crops: 1,573 *Area of natural pasture: 106,800 *Persons dependent on farming: 1,430 *Farms with tractors: 19
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Health and education

The infant mortality rate was 28.90 (2000) while the literacy rate was 84.4% (2000). There were 11 schools with 2,213 students and 02 hospitals with 41 beds. Municipal

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: 0.737 *State ranking: 116 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000) *National ranking: 2,245 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000) Se
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History

The first European settlement on record occurred in 1876 when Manoel Batista Barroso, travelling medicine salesman, and Gabriel Paula do Amaral, settled on the right bank of the Cachoeira Alta River, five kilometers above where it meets the Rio Claro. In 1920 the town had grown and was officially called Cachoeira Alta, because of the river. In 1931 it became a district belonging to Rio Verde, being raised to municipal status in 1953.

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