Diorama 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 ...
.
Location and Connections
Diorama is 254 kilometers west of the state capital,
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 ...
, and is 30 kilometers west of the regional center,
Iporá
Iporá is a municipality in west-central Goiás state, Brazil. The population is around 31,499 (2020) in a total area of 1,026.4 km² (10/10/2002). It is known as the City of the Clear Waters because of its many streams and rivers.
Location
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. Neighboring municipalities are
Montes Claros de Goiás
Montes Claros de Goiás is a municipality in western Goiás state, Brazil
Location and connections
Montes Claros is located in the extreme west of the state, about 70 km east of the Araguaia River. It is east of Aragarças and west of Jussa ...
,
Arenópolis
Arenópolis is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 3,495 (2007) in a total area of 1,074.5 km2.
Location and Connections with Goiânia
Arenópolis is located in the Aragarças Microregion in an isolated and un ...
,
Iporá
Iporá is a municipality in west-central Goiás state, Brazil. The population is around 31,499 (2020) in a total area of 1,026.4 km² (10/10/2002). It is known as the City of the Clear Waters because of its many streams and rivers.
Location
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, and
Israelândia
Israelândia is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil.
Location
Israelândia is located in the Iporá Microregion, 28 km. northeast of regional center Iporá. State capital Goiânia is 199 km. to the east. The Rio Claro, a tri ...
.
Highway connections from
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 ...
are made by GO-060 /
Trindade /
Nazário
Nazário is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil.
Location
Nazário is located 74 km. west of the state capital, Goiânia a few kilometers west of the Rio dos Bois, a major tributary of the Paranaíba River. The regional center, A ...
/
São Luís de Montes Belos
São Luís de Montes Belos (also written São Luis de Montes Belos) is a municipality in the State of Goiás, Brazil.
Location
It is located in the Anicuns Microregion, 123 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia, to which it is connected by h ...
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Israelândia
Israelândia is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil.
Location
Israelândia is located in the Iporá Microregion, 28 km. northeast of regional center Iporá. State capital Goiânia is 199 km. to the east. The Rio Claro, a tri ...
/
Iporá
Iporá is a municipality in west-central Goiás state, Brazil. The population is around 31,499 (2020) in a total area of 1,026.4 km² (10/10/2002). It is known as the City of the Clear Waters because of its many streams and rivers.
Location
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/ GO-174.
The economy
The economy is based on agriculture, livestock raising, and
wood processing
Wood processing is an engineering discipline in the wood industry comprising the production of forest products, such as pulp and paper, construction materials, and tall oil. Paper engineering is a subfield of wood processing.
The major wood pro ...
. In 2007 there were 2 small transformation industries and 24 commercial units. There were 59,000 head of cattle. Agricultural production was modest with small areas of rice, bananas, beans, sugarcane, corn and soybeans.
Agricultural data 2006
*Number of farms: 391
*Total area: 48,159 ha.
*Area of permanent crops: 30 ha. (bananas)
*Area of perennial crops: 557 ha. (soybeans, corn, rice)
*Area of natural pasture: 36,229 ha.
*Area of woodland and forests: 10,988 ha.
*Cattle herd: 59,000
*Number of workers: 730
*Number of farms with tractors: 58
*Number of tractors: 70
IBGE
Education and health
*Literacy rate: 83.5%
*Infant mortality rate: 21.93 in 1,000 live births
*Schools: 05 (2006) with 695 students
*Hospitals: 01 with 26 beds (2007)
*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 ...
: 0.733
*State ranking: 135 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000)
*National ranking: 2,363 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000)
History
Settlement began in 1946 on lands belonging to the municipality of
Iporá
Iporá is a municipality in west-central Goiás state, Brazil. The population is around 31,499 (2020) in a total area of 1,026.4 km² (10/10/2002). It is known as the City of the Clear Waters because of its many streams and rivers.
Location
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. A local rancher, Edmundo Benuto Dias donated land for a new settlement, which was called "Aropi", the inversion of the name "Iporá". In 1954 it was elevated to the category of district with the new name of Mendelândia, after Antônio Mendes, one of the pioneers of the region. In 1955 the name was changed to Diorama, of unknown origin. In 1958 it became a municipality.
See also
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List of municipalities in Goiás
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Goiás (GO), in the Central-West Region of Brazil. Goiás is divided into 246 municipalities, which are grouped into 18 microregions, which are grouped into 5 mesoregions.
Ordered by regio ...
References
Frigoletto
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Municipalities in Goiás