Itapagipe is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of

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. the population was 15,379 in a total area of 1,795 km². It became a municipality in 1885.

Location

Itapagipe is located at an elevation of 516 meters in the south-center of the area known as the

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37 km. west of the Transbrasiliana highway—Br-153. The Rio Grande, a tributary of the

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Origin of the name

The name Itapagipe comes from the tupi-guarani and means “hard rock”. This name was chosen because of a large rock that covers all of the bed of the Lageado stream, which crosses the town.City government site
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History

The district of Lageado, today Itapagipe, became a municipality in 1948, but it had been settled much earlier in 1880. The first settler, Antônio Gomes Sobreiro, “married” a Caiapó Indian girl and established his ranch in the region. A chapel was built and a small village began with the name of Santo Antônio do Lageado.

Economic activities

The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$ R$147,447. Itapagipe is in the top tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. there were 02 banking agency in the town. There was a well-developed retail infrastructure serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands. In the rural area there were 1,336 establishments occupying about 3,300 persons. 414 of the farms had tractors, a ratio of one in three. There were 1,912 automobiles in all of the municipality, about one for every 7 inhabitants—a high ratio for Brazil.IBGE
The economic sectors of the town are divided into 285 commercial establishments, 29 industries, 25 services, and 02 banks. The town had 2,469 houses. Twelve churches attended to the religious needs of the population. Itapagipe is an important agricultural producer. There were 183,000 head of cattle in 2006, of which 35,000 head were dairy cows. In permanent crops there were 392 ha. planted, while in perennial crops 14,000 ha. were planted (2006). The crops with a planted area of more than 100 hectares were pineapple, rice, oranges, sugarcane, corn, sorghum, and soybeans.

Health and education

In the health sector there were 05 health clinics and one hospital with 15 beds. In the educational sector there were 05 primary schools and 01 middle school. *Municipal

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