Damianópolis 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 eastern

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 ...

. 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 () 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 (state), São Paulo, Mina ...

. 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 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 ...

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 398,869 inhabitants according to the ...

/ GO-060 /

Alexânia Alexânia is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The Areias River passes through the municipality. Location It is located on the main Brasília–Goiânia highway, GO-060, which has been recently widened to four lanes. The distance ...

/ Planaltina /

Formosa Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The island of Taiwan, formerly known to Westerners as Formosa, has an area of and makes up 99% of the land under ROC control. It lies about across the Taiwan Strait f ...

/ 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 Nor ...

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

and

*west:

*south:

Sítio d'Abadia Sítio d'Abadia is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. Location Sítio d'Abadia is located in a corner of eastern Goiás, 14 kilometers north of the border with Minas Gerais. It is about 30 kilometers west of the border with Bahia. I ...

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 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 ...

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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