Damianópolis 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 eastern

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,

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 ...

. The population was 3,597 (2007) in a total area of 415.3 km².

Location

Damianópolis is located to the east of the important BR-020 highway and west of the border with the state of

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (sta ...

. Connections with this highway are made by paved road by way of

Mambaí Mambaí is a city in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is the easternmost city in that state. History The settlement began in the 19th century when settlers from the state of Bahia came looking for rubber produced by the mangabeira tree. The vil ...

. The distance to

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 ...

is 528 km. Highway connections are made by BR-153 /

Anápolis Anápolis (, ) is a Brazilian city in the State of Goiás. It is located between two capitals, the federal capital Brasília and state capital Goiânia. It is the third most populous city in the state, with 391,772 inhabitants according to an es ...

/ GO-060 /

Alexânia Alexânia is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Alexânia is known for its alleged extraterrestrial sightings in the late sixties and early seventies. The Areias River passes through the municipality. Location It is located on th ...

/ Planaltina /

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/ GO-020 / BR-030 / Vila Boa /

Alvorada do Norte Alvorada do Norte is a municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is an important commercial center on the Brasília-Salvador highway. Location Alvorada do Norte is part of the Vão do Paranã Microregion. Neighboring municipalities ...

/ GO-236 /

Buritinópolis Buritinópolis is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is the poorest municipality in the state. Location Buritinópolis is located in the Vão do Paranã statistical micro-region in the area near Simolândia and Alvorada do Norte ...

/ GO-108. Municipal boundaries are with: *north:

and

*west:

*south: Sítio d'Abadia

Demographics

*Population density: 8.44 inhabitants/km² (2007) *Total population in 1980: 3,528 *Total population in 2007: 3,507 *Urban population: 1,846 *Rural population: 1,661 *Population growth: -0.08% 1996/2007

Economy

The economy is based on cattle raising (24,400 head in 2006) and agriculture, especially the growing of soybeans and corn. *Industrial units: 0 *Retail commercial units: 35 *Motor vehicles (Automobiles and pickup trucks): 105 (2007) *Number of inhabitants per motor vehicle: 33.4 (2007) Agricultural data 2006 *Farms: 421 *Total area: 28,708 ha. *Area of permanent crops: 47 ha. *Area of perennial crops: 1,743 ha. *Area of natural pasture: 23,313 ha. *Area of woodland and forests: 3,050 ha. *Persons dependent on farming: 1,300 *Number of tractors: 46 *Cattle herd: 24,400 *Main crop: corn with 600 hectares planted

Education and health

*Literacy rate: 75.6% *Infant mortality rate: 41.7 in 1,000 live births *Schools: 12 *Classrooms: 32 *Teachers: 67 *Students: 1,147 *Hospitals: 01 with 14 beds *Public health clinics (SUS): 02 Ranking on the United Nations

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 ...

In 2000 Damianópolis was ranked 237 out of 242 municipalities in the state of

on the United Nations

with a score of 0.634. *Life expectancy: 63.176 *Adult literacy: 0.718 *School attendance rate: 0.807 *HDI-M: 0.634 *State ranking: 237 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000) *National ranking: 4,047 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000)Frigoletto.com
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