Guarinos 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 northern
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 2,411 (2007) in a total area of .
Highway Connections
Connections are made 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 ...
by GO-080 /
Nerópolis
Nerópolis () is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.
Location
The municipality is part of the metropolitan region of Goiânia, which is 25 kilometers to the west. It is nationally known as the city of garlic ...
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São Francisco de Goiás
São Francisco de Goiás is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil.
Municipal boundaries:
*North: Jaraguá
*South: Petrolina de Goiás
*East: Pirenópolis
*West: Jesúpolis and Jaraguá
Connections from Goiânia are made by GO-080 / ...
/ BR-153 /
Jaraguá /
Rianápolis
Rianápolis is a municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil.
Location
It is located almost directly north of the state capital of Brazil, and is on the important BR-153 highway, which links Belém to São Paulo. The regional center of Cer ...
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Rialma
Rialma is a municipality in north-central Goiás state, Brazil.
Location and Geography
Rialma is located across the Rio das Almas from Ceres on the important interstate highway BR-153, which links Anápolis to Belém. It was created as part of ...
/ GO-336 /
Itapaci
Itapaci is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in northern Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 18,458 in 2010 (IBGE). The total area of the municipality was 956.1 km² (10/10/2002).
History
The settlement began in the 1920s on the ...
/ GO-154 /
Pilar de Goiás
Pilar de Goiás is a municipality in north-central Goiás state, Brazil.
Location
Pilar is located 252 kilometers north of the state capital, Goiânia in the Ceres Microregion. It is connected to the south of the state, with its main urban ce ...
/ GO-439. ( unpaved)
Neighboring municipalities are
Pilar de Goiás
Pilar de Goiás is a municipality in north-central Goiás state, Brazil.
Location
Pilar is located 252 kilometers north of the state capital, Goiânia in the Ceres Microregion. It is connected to the south of the state, with its main urban ce ...
,
Itapaci
Itapaci is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in northern Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 18,458 in 2010 (IBGE). The total area of the municipality was 956.1 km² (10/10/2002).
History
The settlement began in the 1920s on the ...
,
Crixás,
Nova América
Nova América is a municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil.
Location
Nova América is located 71 km. east of Ceres and the important BR-153 highway. Nearby towns are Rubiataba, 21 km., Crixás, 55 km., and Nova Glória, 4 ...
, and
Santa Terezinha de Goiás
Santa Terezinha de Goiás is a municipality in north Goiás state, Brazil. Santa Terezinha is sometimes written as "Santa Teresinha".
Location
Santa Terezinha is in the extreme north of the state, 174 km. southwest of Porangatu. It is 66&nbs ...
Demographics
*Population growth rate: -2.51% from 1996/2007
*Urban population: 1174
*Rural population: 1237.
The economy
The main economic activities were cattle raising, agriculture and services. There were 23 retail units in August 2007. There were only 35 automobiles in 2007, the lowest number in the state. In 2006 there were 363 farms with a total area of , of which only 350 hectares were cropland. The main agricultural activities were cattle raising (26,100 head in 2007), and cultivation of rice, beans, manioc, corn, and bananas.
Health and education
The literacy rate was 83.3% in 2000, while there were 5 schools with 594 students in 2006. There were no hospitals and only one doctor.
The infant mortality rate was 33.15 in 1,000 live births while the score on the MHDI (Municipal Human Development Index was 0.694
The state ranking was 214 (out of 242 municipalities in 2000) and the national ranking was 3,096 (out of 5,507 municipalities in 2000). ''Data are from 2000''.
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
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{{Municipalities of Goiás
Municipalities in Goiás