Damolândia () 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 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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Highway connections

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 79 km. while the distance to

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 ...

is 62 km. Highway connections from

: GO-462 /

Santo Antônio de Goiás Santo Antônio de Goiás is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil, located just north of the state capital, Goiânia. *Distance from Goiânia: 42 km. with connections by way of GO-462. Location Neighboring municipalities are: *north ...

/ GO-222 / Nova Veneza / GO-416. Neighboring municipalities:

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, Nova Veneza, Brazabrantes, and

Inhumas Inhumas () is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 52 866 (2019 estimate) in a total area of 613.3 km² (10/10/2002). Inhumas is a large producer of sugarcane, poultry, milk, and meat. Distances and Location *Dis ...

Demographics

*Population density: 31.76 inhabitants/km² (2007) *Population growth rate: 0.21% 1996/2007 *Population in 2007: 2,688 (''2,366'' in 1980) *Urban population in 2007: 1,136 (''1,292 in 1980'') *Rural population in 2007: 552 (''1,074 in 1980'')

The economy

The main economic activities were livestock raising and agriculture. Although Damolândia is one of the smallest municipalities in the state of

, it still has space for a substantial cattle herd of 13,100 cows (2006). The main agricultural products in planted area (2006) were bananas, rice, beans, corn, and coffee. *Industrial establishments: 10 *Commercial retail establishments: 24 *Financial institutions: Banco Itaú S.A. (August/2007) *Creamery: Cooperativa Agropecuária Regional do Rio das Almas Ltda. (22/05/2006) *Motor vehicles: 366 automobiles and pickup trucks (2007) Farm Data for 2006 in Hectares *Number of farms: 176 *Total area: 2,372 ha *Planted area: 310 ha. *Area of natural pasture: 1,881 ha. *Workers employed: 490

Health and education

The literacy rate in 2000 was 84.9% while the infant mortality rate in 2000 was 20.59 in 1,000 live births. There were 03 schools (2006) with 715 students and 01 small hospital (2007) with 10 beds. 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 ...

Damolândia had a score of 0.739, which ranked it 111 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000) in the state and 2,176 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000) in the country. (All data are from 2000). For the complete list se
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History

The history of Damolândia began in 1918 when Antônio Dâmaso da Sila and his family, from

Patrocínio Patrocínio is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. The population is 91,449 (2020 est.) in an area of 2874 km2. The elevation is 965 m. Highway connections Patrocínio is connected with Uberlândia by BR-365 (154 km) ...

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...

settled on the banks of the Ribeirão Capoeirão. There he set up a saw mill and began to divide the land that he had acquired from João Pires, hoping to start a new town. In 1925 the settlement was elevated to the category of district of

and in 1928 a road was opened connecting it to

and

. In 1958 it became a municipality on its own taking the name of Damolândia honoring its founder.

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